Lithium-rich layered rock-salt with oxygen deficiency Li2Mn3/8Co1/4Ni3/8O3-x (0 ≤ x ≤ 0.75) directly synthesized under high pressure.
Oxygen-deficient phases exhibit higher discharge capacities than stoichiometric Li2Mn3/8Co1/4Ni3/8O3.
Oxygen-deficient phases are electrochemically active without passing through an initial activation process.