Electrochemical and structural properties of
xLi
2M'O
3·(1-
x)LiMn
0.5Ni
0.5O
2 electrodes (M'= Ti, Mn, Zr; 0
x 0.3) for lithium batteries are reported. Powder X-ray diffraction, latticeimaging by transmission electron microscopy, and nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopyprovide evidence that, for M' = Ti and Mn, the Li
2M'O
3 component is structurally integratedinto the LiMn
0.5Ni
0.5O
2 component to yield "composite" structures with domains having short-range order, rather than true solid solutions in which the cations are uniformly distributedwithin discrete layers. Li
2TiO
3 and Li
2ZrO
3 components are electrochemically inactive,whereas electrochemical activity can be induced into the Li
2MnO
3 component above 4.3 Vvs Li
0. When cycled in lithium cells,
xLi
2MnO
3·(1-
x)LiMn
0.5Ni
0.5O
2 electrodes with
x = 0.3provide capacities in excess of 300 mA·h/g over the range 4.6-1.45 V.