Investigation on the microwave-derived LiFePO4/C cathode material

被引:4
作者
Guo, Xiangfeng [1 ]
Zhang, Yuting [1 ]
Zhan, Hui [1 ]
Zhou, Yunhong [1 ]
机构
[1] Wuhan Univ, Dept Chem, Wuhan 430072, Peoples R China
关键词
Lithium iron phosphate; Microwave method; Cyclic voltammetry; Ferric impurity; Calcination; ELECTRODE MATERIALS; LITHIUM; COMPOSITE; CARBON; TEMPERATURE; IMPURITIES;
D O I
10.1016/j.ssi.2010.10.008
中图分类号
O64 [物理化学(理论化学)、化学物理学];
学科分类号
070304 ; 081704 ;
摘要
A facile preparation of the LiFePO4/C composite is achieved through the microwave irradiation method in several minutes. Electrochemical measurements were conducted to examine the evolution of the impurity phase during the microwave heating. It is found that a short microwave heating usually leads to the existence of an amorphous, ferric intermediate, while microwave firing longer than 3 min favors the formation of the Li3Fe2(PO4)(3) impurity. A further calcination treatment on the microwave-derived sample has been proved to be an effective way to eliminate the ferric impurity and thus-obtained, phase-pure sample can release a capacity of 160 mAhg(-1). (C) 2010 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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页码:1757 / 1763
页数:7
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