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1. A positive electrode active material for a lithium ion battery having a room temperature specific discharge capacity from 4.6V to 2V of at least about 210 mAh/g at a discharge rate of C/10 and an irreversible capacity loss of no more than about 60 mAh/g, and comprising a layered lithium metal oxide composition approximately represented by the formula x Li2MnO3.(1−x) Li Niu+ΔMnu−ΔCowAyO2, x is at least about 0.2 and no more than about 0.325, the absolute value of Δ is no more than about 0.3, 2u+w+y is approximately equal to 1, w is in the range from 0 to 1, u is in the range from 0.2 to 0.5 and y is no more than about 0.1, with the proviso that both (u+Δ) and w are not zero, wherein an optional fluorine dopant can replace no more than about 10 mole percent of the oxygen. |