Basically, to synthesize the high-nickel materials at elevated temperature, you have to use the lithium hydroxide. For the lower-nickel-content materials, you can get away with lithium carbonate, which is a bit cheaper, so that's what you do.
February 4th, 2022 / 2:30 p.m.
Professor, Dalhousie University, As an Individual
Basically, to synthesize the high-nickel materials at elevated temperature, you have to use the lithium hydroxide. For the lower-nickel-content materials, you can get away with lithium carbonate, which is a bit cheaper, so that's what you do.
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