Performance improvement on LiFePO4/C composite cathode for lithium-ion batteries

Temperature glycine assisted solid-state synthesis was used to prepare LiFePO4/C composite samples with two types of material improvements. It will be shown how can addition of a high conductive support as well as doping with supervalent metal ions improve the electrochemical performance of Li-ion c...

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Autores: Cech, Ondrej, Thomas, Jorge Enrique, Sedlaríková, Marie, Federkova, Andrea, Vondrak, Jiri, Moreno, Mario Sergio Jesus, Visintin, Arnaldo
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2013
País:Argentina
Institución:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas
Repositorio:CONICET Digital (CONICET)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/4819
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/11336/4819
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Li Ion Battery
Cathode
Phospate
Lifepo4
Cobalt
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Sumario:Temperature glycine assisted solid-state synthesis was used to prepare LiFePO4/C composite samples with two types of material improvements. It will be shown how can addition of a high conductive support as well as doping with supervalent metal ions improve the electrochemical performance of Li-ion cathode. Three samples with different properties were prepared and investigated e pure LiFePO4/ C with no material improvements, LiFePO4/C prepared with multi walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNT) conductive support and LiFePO4/C doped by 1% of cobalt. Glycine was used as inorganic carbon coating precursor during the synthesis of all samples. XRD measurements confirmed production of highly crystalline LiFePO4 cathode material with diameter varying between 40 nm and 200 nm. Electrochemical measurements confirmed increasing the intra-particle conductivity by MWCNT or Co doping. Galvanostatic battery testing shows that LiFePO4/MWCNT/C composite delivers highest capacity 130 mA h g1 at C/5. LiFePO4/MWCNT/C cathode material prepared by solid state synthesis exhibit excellent electrochemical performances, improved conductivity, and good rate capability compared to the LiFePO4/C composite material.