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JOURNAL OF SOLID STATE ELECTROCHEMISTRY
Volume 25, Issue 10-11, Pages 2527-2537Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s10008-021-05034-5
Keywords
Cathode materials; Solvothermal; LiFePO4; Lithium-ion battery
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- National Nature Science Foundation of China [51562006]
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In this study, lithium iron phosphate (LiFePO4) cathode materials were synthesized with the solvothermal method assisted by different surfactants. The effects of various surfactants on the microstructure and electrochemical performance of LiFePO4 were investigated, revealing different morphologies and initial discharge capacities for the materials synthesized with different surfactants. The LiFePO4 materials prepared with surfactant assistance showed good cyclic stability despite lower initial discharge capacities compared to those prepared without surfactant assistance.
Lithium iron phosphate (LiFePO4) cathode materials were synthesized by the solvothermal method with the assistance of different surfactants. The influences of polyethylene glycol 2000 (PEG 2000), polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP), and cetyltrimethyl ammonium bromide (CTAB) on the microstructure and electrochemical performance of LiFePO4 were investigated by using X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS), electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS), and charge/discharge measurements. The particle size of the LiFePO4 synthesized with the assistance of PEG was uniform and showed a flat rhombohedron-like shape. The initial discharge specific capacity is up to 122.80 mAh/g with an initial coulombic efficiency of 95.50% at 0.1C. LiFePO4 synthesized with PVP-assisted presents a porous structure with an initial discharge specific capacity of 91.01 mAh/g. LiFePO4 synthesized with CTAB-assisted shows a flower-like morphology with an initial discharge specific capacity of 100.44 mAh/g. Though the initial discharge capacities of the LiFePO4 materials prepared with the assistance of CTAB and PVP are lower than those of the LiFePO4 prepared without the assistance of surfactant, the two materials exhibited excellent cyclic stability at 0.1C.
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