Abstract
Olivine LiFePO 4/C nanocomposite cathode materials with small-sized particles and a unique electrochemical performance were successfully prepared by a simple solidstate reaction using oxalic acid and citric acid as the chelating reagent and carbon source. The structure and electrochemical properties of the samples were investigated. The results show that LiFePO 4/C nanocomposite with oxalic acid (oxalic acid: Fe 2+=0.75:1) and a small quantity of citric acid are single phase and deliver initial discharge capacity of 122.1 mAh/g at 1 C with little capacity loss up to 500 cycles at room temperature. The rate capability and cyclability are also outstanding at elevated temperature. When charged/discharged at 60 °, this materials present excellent initial discharge capacity of 148.8 mAh/g at 1 C, 128.6 mAh/g at 5 C, and 115.0 mAh/g at 10 C, respectively. The extraordinarily high performance of LiFePO 4/C cathode materials can be exploited suitably for practical lithium-ion batteries. © Springer-Verlag 2010.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 17-24 |
| Journal | Journal of Solid State Electrochemistry |
| Volume | 16 |
| Issue number | 1 |
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| Publication status | Published - Jan 2012 |
| Externally published | Yes |
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This work was supported by the Nature Science Foundation of Xinjiang Province (Grant Nos. 200821121 and 200821122), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 20866009 and 20861008), Technological People Service Corporation (2009GJG40028), and the Science and technology Foundation of Urumqi (y08231006).
Research Keywords
- Cathode materials
- High-rate
- LiFePO 4/C nanocomposites
- Lithium-ion battery
- Long-cycle