A solution-precursor synthesis of carbon-coated LiFePO4 for Li-ion cells

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作者
Spong, AD [1 ]
Vitins, G [1 ]
Owen, JR [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Southampton, Sch Chem, Southampton SO17 1BJ, Hants, England
基金
英国工程与自然科学研究理事会;
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D O I
10.1149/1.2120427
中图分类号
O646 [电化学、电解、磁化学];
学科分类号
081704 ;
摘要
Carbon-coated, olivine-phase LiFePO4 suitable for lithium-ion batteries have been prepared via a novel, one-step, low-cost synthesis route from aqueous precursor solutions of Fe(NO3)(3), LiCH3COO, H3PO4, and sucrose. Sucrose additions up to a mole fraction of 25% were found to suppress crystallization of the salts during the first stages of pyrolysis, thereby reducing elemental segregation and facilitating the formation of the olivine structure below 500 degrees C in a single heating step. Sucrose also acted as a reducing agent and a source of carbon to form a conductive network in the active material during synthesis, leading to a higher capacity than materials in which sucrose was substituted with acetylene black. After additional treatment with sucrose at 700 degrees C, the material achieved a capacity of 162 mAh g(-1) at the C/14 rate and 158 mAh g(-1) at C/3.5 in the voltage range 2.0/4.5 V vs Li. (c) 2005 The Electrochemical Society.
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页码:A2376 / A2382
页数:7
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