The Synthesis of LiMnxFe1−xPO4/C Cathode Material through Solvothermal Jointed with Solid-State Reaction
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Experimental Section
2.1. Synthesis of LiMnPO4 and LiFePO4 Nano-Plates
2.2. Synthesis of LiMnxFe1−xPO4/C Composite
2.3. Materials Characterization
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Structures and Morphologies Characterization
3.2. Electrochemical Performancesof LiMnxFe1−xPO4/CMaterials
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Acknowledgments
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
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Peak Position/° | 17.1 | 20.7 | 22.6 | 23.9 | 25.5 | 29.5 | 32.1 |
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fwhm of HT/° | 0.138 | 0.139 | 0.143 | 0.140 | 0.149 | 0.132 | 0.149 |
fwhm of HTC/° | 0.216 | 0.182 | 0.241 | 0.187 | 0.209 | 0.193 | 0.233 |
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He, X.; Wang, J.; Dai, Z.; Wang, L.; Tian, G. The Synthesis of LiMnxFe1−xPO4/C Cathode Material through Solvothermal Jointed with Solid-State Reaction. Materials 2016, 9, 766. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma9090766
He X, Wang J, Dai Z, Wang L, Tian G. The Synthesis of LiMnxFe1−xPO4/C Cathode Material through Solvothermal Jointed with Solid-State Reaction. Materials. 2016; 9(9):766. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma9090766
Chicago/Turabian StyleHe, Xiangming, Jixian Wang, Zhongjia Dai, Li Wang, and Guangyu Tian. 2016. "The Synthesis of LiMnxFe1−xPO4/C Cathode Material through Solvothermal Jointed with Solid-State Reaction" Materials 9, no. 9: 766. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma9090766