M being one or more metals selected from Na, K, Al, Mg, Ca, Cr, V, Mo, Ti, Fe, W, Nb, Zr, and Zn; and manganese-containing spinels like LiMnO4 and spinels of general formula Li1+tM2?tO4?d wherein d is 0 to 0.4, t is 0 to 0.4 and M is Mn and at least one further metal selected from the group consisting of Co and Ni.
Examples of such mixed lithium transition metal oxides with layer structure are LiNi0.33Mn0.67O2, LiNi0.25Mn0.75O2, LiNi0.35Co0.15Mn0.5O2, LiNi0.21Co0.08Mn0.71O2, LiNi0.22Co0.12Mn0.66O2, LiNi0.8Co0.1Mn0.1O2, LiNi0.6Co0.2Mn0.2O2, LiNi0.5Co0.2Mn0.3O2, LiNi0.8Co0.1Mn0.1O2, LiNi0.6Co0.2Mn0.2O2, and LiNi0.5Co0.2Mn0.3O2.
Further examples of mixed lithium transition metal oxides containing Mn and at least one second transition metal are manganese-containing spinels of formula Li1+tM2?tO4?s wherein
s is 0 to 0.4,
t is 0 to 0.4, and
M is Mn and at least one further metal selected from Co and Ni, preferably M is Mn and Ni and optionally Co, i.e. a part of M is Mn and another part of Ni, and optionally a further part of M is selected from Co.