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Journal of Materials Science
Published in: Journal of Materials Science 7/2017

23-09-2016 | Batteries and Supercapacitors

Sandwich nanostructured LiMnPO4/C as enhanced cathode materials for lithium-ion batteries

Authors: Xudong Hu, Xiaohong Sun, Ming Yang, Huiming Ji, Xiaolei Li, Shu Cai, Ruisong Guo, Feng Hou, Chunming Zheng, Wenbin Hu

Published in: Journal of Materials Science | Issue 7/2017

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Abstract

An alternate nanosheet/nanoparticle sandwich nanostructured LiMnPO4 cathode material is successfully synthesized by solvothermal process using oleic acid as the chelating agent. The size of the nanoparticles is as small as ca. 20 nm, which is important to avoid the agglomeration of the nanosheets from overlapping. The carbon-coated LiMnPO4 cathode delivers discharge capacities of 164.9 mAh g−1 at 0.05 C, 159.6 mAh g−1 at 0.1 C, 142.5 mAh g−1 at 0.2 C, and even 77.6 mAh g−1 at 5 C rates, which values are obviously better than those of the counterparts of pure nanosheets. The rate capability and cycle life tests indicate that the sandwich nanostructured LiMnPO4/C cathode material also exhibits an excellent rate and cycle performance. The scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, and N2 adsorption–desorption results confirm that the sandwich nanostructured LiMnPO4 with better dispersibility, higher surface area, and broader mesoporous distribution is beneficial to achieve the uniform post carbon-coating morphology and result in the improved electrochemical property. The enhanced electrochemical performances of sandwich nanostructured LiMnPO4/C electrode have also been verified by the electrochemical impedance spectra and electron energy loss spectroscopy.
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Metadata
Title
Sandwich nanostructured LiMnPO4/C as enhanced cathode materials for lithium-ion batteries
Authors
Xudong Hu
Xiaohong Sun
Ming Yang
Huiming Ji
Xiaolei Li
Shu Cai
Ruisong Guo
Feng Hou
Chunming Zheng
Wenbin Hu
Publication date
23-09-2016
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Journal of Materials Science / Issue 7/2017
Print ISSN: 0022-2461
Electronic ISSN: 1573-4803
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-016-0417-3

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