APPLICATION OF FEOCL DERIVATIVES AS CATHODE MATERIALS FOR A SECONDARY LITHIUM BATTERY .2. COMPARISON OF THE DISCHARGE AND CHARGE CHARACTERISTICS OF GAMMA-FEOOH PREPARED FROM THE INTERCALATION COMPOUND OF FEOCL AND 4-AMINOPYRIDINE WITH THOSE OF FEOOH INTERCALATED WITH ANILINE (A-FEOOH(AN))

The discharge and charge characteristics of gamma-FeOOH products prepared from the intercalation compound of FeOCl and 4-aminopyridine were investigated in lithium cells and compared with those of FeOOH prepared from the intercalation compound of FeOCl and aniline (a-FeOOH(AN)). The polarization of gamma-FeOOH cathode during the discharge and charge were larger than those of an a-FeOOH(AN) cathode. The electrochemical characteristics of the FeOOH products depend on the amorphous nature of the cathode material.