THE LITHIUM MANGANESE-DIOXIDE CELL .4. RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTIES AND ELECTROCHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF MNO2 IN NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTES

By maintaining constant chemical content and varying the physical characteristics of nonstandard samples of Faradiser M chemical manganese dioxide (CMD), a correlation was found between the electrochemical characteristics of the test samples and their specific surface area (SSA) and pore volume. The electrochemistry of different manganese dioxides in nonaqueous electrolytes is explained on the basis of their pore size distribution; SSA, and morphology. The increase of SSA of manganese dioxides of a particular crystal structure most probably enhances the electrochemical process in this cathode material.