d="p0010">DFT is used to study the stability of transition metal olivine phosphates.
dd><dt class="label">•dt><dd>d="p0015">LixMPO4 (M = Mn,Fe,Co) and LixFeyM′1-yPO4 (M′ = Mn,Co) are studied as functions of x,y.
dd><dt class="label">•dt><dd>d="p0020">In pure olivines, delithiation is energetically more favorable for Fe than for Mn and Co.
dd><dt class="label">•dt><dd>d="p0025">For LiFePO4 and LiMnPO4, phase-separation is preferred.
dd><dt class="label">•dt><dd>d="p0030">For LiCoPO4, solid solution is preferred.
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