Reduced Graphene Oxide Coating LiFePO4 Composite Cathodes for Advanced Lithium-Ion Battery Applications
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results and Discussion
3. Materials and Methods
3.1. Synthesis of Graphene Oxide (GO)
3.2. Synthesis of LiFePO4/Reduced Graphene Oxide (LFP/rGO-X) Composites
3.3. Materials Characterization
3.4. Electrochemical Measurements
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Zhang, Q.; Zhou, Y.; Tong, Y.; Chi, Y.; Liu, R.; Dai, C.; Li, Z.; Cui, Z.; Liang, Y.; Tan, Y. Reduced Graphene Oxide Coating LiFePO4 Composite Cathodes for Advanced Lithium-Ion Battery Applications. Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2023, 24, 17549. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms242417549
Zhang Q, Zhou Y, Tong Y, Chi Y, Liu R, Dai C, Li Z, Cui Z, Liang Y, Tan Y. Reduced Graphene Oxide Coating LiFePO4 Composite Cathodes for Advanced Lithium-Ion Battery Applications. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 2023; 24(24):17549. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms242417549
Chicago/Turabian StyleZhang, Qingao, Yu Zhou, Yulong Tong, Yuting Chi, Ruhua Liu, Changkai Dai, Zhanqing Li, Zhenli Cui, Yaohua Liang, and Yanli Tan. 2023. "Reduced Graphene Oxide Coating LiFePO4 Composite Cathodes for Advanced Lithium-Ion Battery Applications" International Journal of Molecular Sciences 24, no. 24: 17549. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms242417549