Abstract
Olivine LiCoPO4 material has been successfully synthesized by solid-state reaction method without any carbon coating. The X-ray diffraction pattern shows that LiCoPO4 has a well developed orthorhombic structure with Pnma space group. The SEM analysis shows the particulate nature of the prepared materials with <200 nm size. The TEM analysis confirms that a 2-3 nm thick LiFePO4 layer is coated onto LiCoPO4. The LiFePO4 coated LiCoPO4 cell delivers a high initial discharge capacity of 132 mAhg-1, which is 19 mAhg-1 higher than the parent LiCoPO4. Furthermore, the LiFePO4 coated LiCoPO4 cell exhibits an improved capacity retention compared to the original LiCoPO4 during cycling. Crown
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 321-324 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Journal of Alloys and Compounds |
| Volume | 497 |
| Issue number | 1-2 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 14 May 2010 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Lithium cobalt phosphate
- Lithium ion phosphate
- Sol-gel method
- Solid-state reaction
- Surface coating