Mechanism for Hydrothermal Synthesis of LiFePO4 Platelets as Cathode Material for Lithium-Ion Batteries

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• 作者：Xue Qin ; Xiaohui Wang ; Huimin Xiang ; Jie Xie ; Jingjing Li ; Yanchun Zhou
• 刊名：Journal of Physical Chemistry C
• 出版年：2010
• 出版时间：October 7, 2010
• 年：2010
• 卷：114
• 期：39
• 页码：16806-16812
• 全文大小：390K
• 年卷期：v.114,no.39(October 7, 2010)
• ISSN：1932-7455

文摘

The low-temperature hydrothermal synthesis method has been drawing ever-growing attention due to the fact that it has many advantages over conventional methods for preparing promising cathode material LiFePO₄. However, the mechanism for hydrothermal synthesis of LiFePO₄ remains unclear. Here, the hydrothermal reaction mechanism of LiFePO₄ is systematically studied by X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), and specific surface analysis. As evidenced by apparent precursor dissolution, fast hydrothermal formation, and significant decrease in particle size with adding alcohols and/or carbon black in the reaction system, a dissolution−precipitation mechanism accounts for the hydrothermal synthesis of LiFePO₄. Moreover, we identified tetraphosphate in the LiFePO₄ precursor. This compound undergoes hydrolysis upon heating during the hydrothermal process, resulting in a remarkable decline of pH value.