Proof of Intercrystallite Ionic Transport in LiMPO4 Electrodes (M = Fe, Mn)

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作者
Lee, Kyu Tae [1 ]
Kan, Wang H. [1 ]
Nazar, Linda F. [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Waterloo, Dept Chem, Waterloo, ON N2L 3G1, Canada
基金
加拿大自然科学与工程研究理事会;
关键词
LIFEPO4; NANOPARTICLES; LITHIUM BATTERIES; MISCIBILITY GAP; PERFORMANCE; SIZE;
D O I
10.1021/ja8090559
中图分类号
O6 [化学];
学科分类号
0703 ;
摘要
Homogeneous-sized LiMPO4 (M = Fe, Mn) nanorods and bulk particles were synthesized, and the thermodynamic characteristics of their mixtures as electrodes were analyzed to study the lithiation/delithiation mechanism for the general case of nanoparticles with a heterogeneous particle size distribution. We show that ionic transport occurs between nano and bulk particles in a cell at equilibrium, due to their electrochemical potential difference that originates from their different thermodynamic properties. This means that one phase in a single particle is preferred to two phases in a single particle during lithiation/delithiation of LiMPO4 from the viewpoint of thermodynamics if the electrode is composed of differing particle sizes.
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