For the synthesis of LMNO, stoichiometric amounts of Li(NO3) and Ni(NO3)2.6H2O were added into the leached solution containing LMO. The solution was stirred and heated to 60 °C for 30 minutes. The solution was then dried on a hotplate before being put into an oven at 350 °C for 8 hours. The remaining residue was then ground by hand in a pestle and mortar and placed into an alumina crucible. This crucible was then put into a furnace at 700 °C for 12 hours under an O2 atmosphere.