Research progress on liquid synthesis of lithium ferrous phosphate

doi:10.3969/j.issn.2095-4239.2014.04.007

Abstract

Abstract: After more than a decade LiFePO₄ has become a widely used cathode material for lithium ion batteries due to its intrinsic properties such as safety and stability. Its preparation method includes solid state reactions and liquid phase reactions, of which liquid phase route has advantages of unique morphology and sizes. This work summarizes our recent work on the conventional hydrothermal and anhydrous-solvothermal processes and sol-gel methods for preparing LiFePO₄ with special microstructures.

Key words: lithium ion batteries, LiFePO4, solvothermal synthesis, hydrothermal synthesis, sol-gel method

CLC Number:

TM911

ZHAO Ling, LIU Xingquan, WANG Wei, ZHANG Zheng, ZHAO Hongyuan. Research progress on liquid synthesis of lithium ferrous phosphate[J]. Energy Storage Science and Technology, 2014, 3(4): 339-344.

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