Effect of Heat Treatment on Charge-Discharge Property of Fluoride Cathode Materials for Li Ion Secondary Batteries
2013 ◽
Vol 566
◽
pp. 131-134
◽
Keyword(s):
Li Ion
◽
ron fluoride (III) anhydrate fine particle was prepared by drying in vacuum from FeF3·3H2O, a mechanical milling process and a calcination at 473 773 K. Particle size of FeF3·3H2O was ca. 3 5 μm and that of FeF3 anhydrate was 100 500 nm after drying and milling. FeF3 sample only after drying and milling was hygroscopic and became FeF3·3H2O under atmosphere. FeF3 became stable under atmosphere after oxidation at 673 K for more than 20 minutes. It was found that Fe2O3 was produced by calcination and covered the surface of FeF3 particles. In Charge-discharge measurements, the discharge capacity of these FeF3 samples was 150 - 200 mAh/g at a discharge rate of 0.1 C. The oxidation could improve the discharge properties of FeF3 cathode.