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Synthesis and Characterization of Composite Cathode Material xLiFePO4·yLi3V2(PO4)3

ZHENG Jun-Chao, LI Xin-Hai, WANG Zhi-Xing, QIN Dong-Mian, GUO Hua-Jun, PENG Wen-Jie   

  1. School of Metallurgical Science and Engineering,Central South University, Changsha 410083, China
  • Received:2008-04-03 Revised:2008-05-14 Published:2009-01-20 Online:2009-01-20

Abstract: 5LiFePO4·Li3V2(PO4)3 was synthesized via calcining amorphous 5LiFePO4·Li3V2(PO4)3 obtained through lithiation of FePO4·xH2O and V2O5 by using oxalic acid as a novel reducing agent at room temperature. The crystal structure, morphology and electrochemical properties of the products were investigated. The results show that the sample synthesized at 650℃ for 12h has fine particle sizes of 100-200nm with homogenous sizes distribution. Electrochemical measurement results indicate that the material exhibites high rate characteristic and high discharge capacity of 158mAh/g (theoretic capacity 156.8mAh/g) and 114mAh/g at 1C and 10C rate, respectively. There is no obvious capacity fade observed after 100 cycles at 10C rate. The electrochemical performance of composite cathode material 5LiFePO4·Li3V2(PO4)3 is better than that of individual cathode material, such as LiFePO4 and Li3V2(PO4)3.

Key words: lithium ion battery, composite cathode material, 5LiFePO4·Li3V2(PO4)3, electrochemical performance

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