The invention discloses a method for synthesizing 
cathode material LiNi0.5Mn1.5O4 for 5V 
lithium ion batteries. 
Manganese salt, 
nickel salt and 
lithium compound are used as main material, 
oxalic acid is used as precipitator, and aqueous 
ammonia is used as complexing agent; the 
manganese salt and the 
nickel salt are proportionally mixed and then dissolved in water, so that 
manganese salt-
nickel salt mixture is produced, and 
a moderate amount of 
oxalic acid is dissolved in water, so that 
oxalic acid solution is produced; the 
manganese salt-
nickel salt mixture is first blended and reacts with the aqueous 
ammonia to form manganese and nickel 
ammonia complex ions, and then is blended and reacts with the oxalic acid solution to form manganese 
oxalate containing nickel; the manganese 
oxalate containing nickel and the mother solution are directly dried, so that manganese 
oxalate powder containing nickel is obtained, and the manganese oxalate 
powder containing nickel is then roasted under the temperature of 400 DEG C to 650 DEG C for three to fifteen hours, so that 
manganese oxide containing nickel is obtained; and the 
manganese oxide containing nickel and the compound of 
lithium are uniformly mixed and ground, and are then roasted under the temperature of 700 DEG C to 950 DEG C for eight to thirty hours. The invention has the 
advantage of simple technique and easy control, and the synthesized 
cathode material LiNi0.5Mn1.5O4 has good electrochemical properties.