Journal
JOURNAL OF SOLID STATE ELECTROCHEMISTRY
Volume 17, Issue 7, Pages 1991-2000Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s10008-013-2056-9
Keywords
Ionothermal; Lithium vanadium phosphate; Cathode material; Nanostructure; Ionic liquid; High rate performance
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- Science and Technology Project of Land and Resources of Anhui Province [2010-g-19, 2011-k-11]
- Key Project of Education Department of Anhui Province of China [KJ2010A278]
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Various structures and morphologies of Li3V2(PO4)(3) precursors are synthesized by a novel ionothermal method using three kinds of imidazolium-based ionic liquids as both reaction mediums and structure-directing agents at ambient pressure. Nanostructured Li3V2(PO4)(3)/C cathode materials can be successfully prepared by a subsequent short calcination process. The structures, morphologies, and electrochemical properties are characterized by X-ray diffractometry, thermogravimetry, scanning and transmission electron microscopy, charge-discharge test, cyclic voltammetry, and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy. It shows that three kinds of materials synthesized present different morphologies and particle sizes. The result can be due to imidazolium-based ionic liquids, which combined with different anions play important role in forming the size and morphology of Li3V2(PO4)(3) material. These materials present excellent performance with high rate capacity and cycle stability. Especially, the Li3V2(PO4)(3)/C material prepared in 1-ethyl-3-methylimadozolium trifluoromethanesulfonate ([emim][OTf]) can deliver discharge capacities of 127.4, 118.9, 105.5, and 92.8 mAh g(-1) in the voltage range of 3.0-4.3 V at charge-discharge rate of 0.1, 1, 10, and 20 C after 50 cycles, respectively. The excellent rate performance can be attributed to the uniform nanostructure, which can make the lithium-ion diffusion and electron transfer more easily across the Li3V2(PO4)(3)/electrolyte interfaces.
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