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MATERIALS
Volume 15, Issue 10, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/ma15103545
Keywords
Li ion batteries; cathode material; hollow hemispherical Li2FeSiO4; ascorbic acid
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- Natural Science Foundation of Shaanxi Province [2020JM-084]
- Basic Research Plan of Taicang City [TC2019JC07]
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In this study, a novel hollow hemispherical Li2FeSiO4 material was successfully synthesized by a template-free hydrothermal method, with the addition of ascorbic acid to enhance its electrochemical performance. The hollow hemispherical Li2FeSiO4/C exhibited high discharge capacity and stable cycling performance at different rates.
High-capacity and high-voltage cathode materials are required to meet the increasing demand for energy density in Li ion batteries. Lithium iron silicate (Li2FeSiO4) is a cathode material with a high theoretical capacity of 331 mAh center dot g(-1). However, its poor conductivity and low Li ion diffusion coefficient result in poor capability, hindering practical applications. Morphology has an important influence on the properties of materials, and nanomaterials with hollow structures are widely used in electrochemical devices. Herein, we report a novel hollow hemispherical Li2FeSiO4 synthesized by a template-free hydrothermal method with the addition of ascorbic acid. The hollow hemispherical Li2FeSiO4 consisted of finer particles with a shell thickness of about 80 nm. After carbon coating, the composite was applied as the cathode in Li ion batteries. As a result, the hollow hemispherical Li2FeSiO4/C exhibited a discharge capacity as high as 192 mAh center dot g(-1) at 0.2 C, and the average capacities were 134.5, 115.5 and 93.4 mAh center dot g(-1) at 0.5, 1 and 2 C, respectively. In addition, the capacity increased in the first few cycles and then decayed with further cycling, showing a warm-up like behavior, and after 160 cycles the capacities maintained 114.2, 101.6 and 79.3 mAh center dot g(-1) at 0.5, 1 and 2 C, respectively. Such a method of adding ascorbic acid in the hydrothermal reaction can effectively synthesize hollow hemispherical Li2FeSiO4 with the enhanced electrochemical performance.
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