Abstract
Natural graphite treated by mechanical activation can be directly applied to the preparation of Li3V2(PO4)3. The carbon-coated Li3V2(PO4)3 with monoclinic structure was successfully synthesized by using natural graphite as carbon source and reducing agent. The amount of activated graphite is optimized by X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscope, transmission electron microscope, Raman spectrum, galvanostatic charge/discharge measurements, cyclic voltammetry, and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy tests. Our results show that Li3V2(PO4)3 (LVP)-10G exhibits the highest initial discharge capacity of 189 mAh g−1 at 0.1 C and 162.9 mAh g−1 at 1 C in the voltage range of 3.0–4.8 V. Therefore, natural graphite is a promising carbon source for LVP cathode material in lithium ion batteries.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 311-318 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | Journal of Solid State Electrochemistry |
Volume | 20 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1 Feb 2016 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Cathode material
- Lithium ion battery
- Lithium vanadium phosphate
- Natural graphite