能源化学(英文版)

能源化学(英文) ›› 2013, Vol. 22 ›› Issue (6): 907-913.

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Controllable synthesis of high loading LiFePO4/C nanocomposites using bimodal mesoporous carbon as support for high power Li-ion battery cathodes

Fei Cheng, Duo Li, Anhui Lu, Wencui Li   

  1. State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, School of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Chemical, Environmental and Biological Science and Technology, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, Liaoning, China
  • 收稿日期:2013-03-28 修回日期:2013-05-24 出版日期:2013-11-20 发布日期:2013-11-28
  • 通讯作者: Wencui Li
  • 基金资助:

    The project was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC 21103184), the Ph. D. Programs Foundation (20100041110017) of Ministry of Education of China and the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities.

Controllable synthesis of high loading LiFePO4/C nanocomposites using bimodal mesoporous carbon as support for high power Li-ion battery cathodes

Fei Cheng, Duo Li, Anhui Lu, Wencui Li   

  1. State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, School of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Chemical, Environmental and Biological Science and Technology, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, Liaoning, China
  • Received:2013-03-28 Revised:2013-05-24 Online:2013-11-20 Published:2013-11-28
  • Supported by:

    The project was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC 21103184), the Ph. D. Programs Foundation (20100041110017) of Ministry of Education of China and the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities.

摘要： Mesoporous LiFePO4/C composites containing 80 wt% of highly dispersed LiFePO4 nanoparticles (4-6 nm) were fabricated using bimodal mesoporous carbon (BMC) as continuous conductive networks. The unique pore structure of BMC not only promises good particle connectivity for LiFePO4, but also acts as a rigid nano-confinement support that controls the particle size. Furthermore, the capacities were investigated respectively based on the weight of LiFePO4 and the whole composite. When calculated based on the weight of the whole composite, it is 120 mAh·g-1 at 0.1 C of the high loading electrode and 42 mAh·g-1 at 10 C of the low loading electrode. The electrochemical performance shows that high LiFePO4 loading benefits large tap density and contributes to the energy storage at low rates, while the electrode with low content of LiFePO4 displays superior high rate performance, which can mainly be due to the small particle size, good dispersion and high utilization of the active material, thus leading to a fast ion and electron diffusion.

关键词: LiFePO4, high loading, fast ion diffusion, high rate performance, lithium-ion batteries

Abstract: Mesoporous LiFePO4/C composites containing 80 wt% of highly dispersed LiFePO4 nanoparticles (4-6 nm) were fabricated using bimodal mesoporous carbon (BMC) as continuous conductive networks. The unique pore structure of BMC not only promises good particle connectivity for LiFePO4, but also acts as a rigid nano-confinement support that controls the particle size. Furthermore, the capacities were investigated respectively based on the weight of LiFePO4 and the whole composite. When calculated based on the weight of the whole composite, it is 120 mAh·g-1 at 0.1 C of the high loading electrode and 42 mAh·g-1 at 10 C of the low loading electrode. The electrochemical performance shows that high LiFePO4 loading benefits large tap density and contributes to the energy storage at low rates, while the electrode with low content of LiFePO4 displays superior high rate performance, which can mainly be due to the small particle size, good dispersion and high utilization of the active material, thus leading to a fast ion and electron diffusion.

Key words: LiFePO4, high loading, fast ion diffusion, high rate performance, lithium-ion batteries