SYNTHESIS OF SPHERICAL LiFePO4 PARTICLES BY INTERMITTENT MICROWAVE HEATING ASSISTED WATER-BATH REACTION
2011 ◽
Vol 04
(03)
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pp. 209-215
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Keyword(s):
Highly ordered spherical LiFePO4 is synthesized by an intermittent microwave heating assisted water-bath reaction and the resulted LiFePO4 shows high tap-density of 2.0 g cm-3 and volumetric specific capacity of 325 mAh cm-3 when used as cathode material in Li-ion battery. The high performance of the ordered spherical LiFePO4 is explained in terms of the high conductivity and the improved mass transfer kinetics. Such highly ordered spherical LiFePO4 with improved volumetric specific capacity will be potentially used in the high-power Li-ion batteries for electric vehicles.