Optimized LiFePO4 for Lithium Battery Cathodes

LiFePO 4 powders were synthesized under various conditions and the performance of the cathodes was evaluated using coin cells, The samples were characterized by X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscope observations, Brunauer, Emmett, and Teller surface area measurements, particle-size distribution measurements, and Mossbauer spectroscopy. Ab initio calculation was used to confirm the experimental redox potentials and Mossbauer parameters. The choice of a moderate sintering temperature (500°C 95% of the 170 mAh/g theoretical capacity at room temperature. There are two main obstacles to achieving optimum charge/discharge performance of LiFePO 4 : (i) undesirable particle growth at T > 600°C and (ii) the presence of a noncrystalline residual Fe 3+ phase at T < 500°C.

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