Table 3. XPS Analysis Results: LMNO–Ar and LMNO–H2 Cathode Materials.
| binding
energy (eV) | % | binding
energy (eV) | % | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sample | Mn3+ | Mn4+ | Mn3+ | Mn4+ | Ni2+ (NiO) | Ni2+ (NiO) | Ni2+ (Ni(OH)2) | Ni2+ (NiO) | Ni2+ (Ni(OH)2) | 
| LMNO–Ar | 642.1 | 643.8 | 46.4 | 53.6 | 854.7 | 100 | |||
| LMNO–H2 | 643.5 | 645.9 | 86.8 | 13.2 | 853.7 | 855.5 | 13.5 | 86.5 | |