Synthesis of Nano FePO4 and Electrochemical Characterization of Composite Cathode Material LiFePO4/C

doi:10.3724/SP.J.1077.2012.00422

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Nano FePO₄·xH₂O powders were synthesized by controlled crystallization method, using Fe(Ⅲ) compound as the iron source. The nano FePO₄·xH₂O powders were pretreated at 500℃ for 4?h in air to obtain nano FePO₄ precursor. Then the olivine nano LiFePO₄/C composites were obtained through carbonthermal reduction process at different temperatures. The structure, morphology, physicochemical properties and electrochemical properties of the nano FePO₄·xH₂O powder, FePO₄ precursor and LiFePO₄/C composites synthesized at different temperatures were characterized in detail by thermogravimetric/differential scanning calorimeter (TG/DSC), X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning?electron?microscope (SEM), Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET) surface area measurement and electrochemical measurement. The results show that the nano LiFePO₄/C composite calcined at 700℃ for 10?h has fine particle sizes of about 40-100?nm .The BET test shows that the as-prepared nano LiFePO₄/C composite has great specific surface area of 79.8 m²/g. The nano LiFePO₄/C composite cathode material can deliver an initial discharge capacity of 156.5, 134.9, 105.8, 90.3 and 80.9 mAh/g in the voltage range of 2.5-4.2?V, at rate of 0.1C, 1C, 5C, 10C and 15C respectively, which exhibits good rate performance. The nano LiFePO₄/C composite also demonstrates excellent cyclic performance.

Key words: controlled crystallization method, LiFePO₄/C, nano, lithium ion battery

CLC Number:

TM912

WU Yu-Ling, PU Wei-Hua, REN Jian-Guo, JIANG Chang-Yin, WAN Chun-Rong. Synthesis of Nano FePO₄ and Electrochemical Characterization of Composite Cathode Material LiFePO₄/C[J]. Journal of Inorganic Materials, 2012, 27(4): 422-426.

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Fig. 1 TG/DSC curves of FePO4·xH2O

Fig. 2 XRD patterns of nano FePO4·xH2O and LiFePO4/C composites calcined at different temperatures

Fig. 3 SEM images of nano-FePO4 precursor and LiFePO4/C composites calcined at different temperatures

Fig. 4 Cycle performance of the nano LiFePO4/C composites at different rates

Table 1 Specific discharge capacity of nano LiFePO4/C composites at different rates

Sample	Discharge capacity / (mAh·g^-1)
Sample	0.1C	1C	5C	10C	15C
S600	154.5	110.9	85.7	69.2	57.3
S700	156.5	134.9	105.8	90.3	80.9
S800	161.8	128.1	98.0	74.7	41.3

Fig. 5 Charge-discharge curves of S700 sample at different rates

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