3D amorphous carbon and graphene co-modified LiFePO4 composite derived from polyol process as electrode for high power lithium-ion batteries

Amorphouscarbonandgrapheneco-modifiedLiFePO4nanocompositehasbeensynthesizedviaafacilepolyolprocessinconnectionwithafollowingthermaltreatment.Variouscharacterizationtechniques,includingXRD.Mossbauerspectra,Ramanspectra,SEM,TEM,BET,O2-TPO,galvanocharge-discharge,CVandEISwereappliedtoinvestigatethephasecomposition,carboncontent,morphologicalstructureandelectrochemicalperformanceofthesynthesizedsamples.TheeffectofintroducingwayofcarbonsourcesonthepropertiesandperformanceofLiFePO4/C/graphenecompositewaspaidspecialattention.Underoptimizedsyntheticconditions,highlycrystalizedolivine-typeLiFePO4wassuccessfullyobtainedwithelectronconductiveFe2PandFePasthemainimpurityphases.SEMandTEManalysesdemonstratedthegraphenesheetswererandomlydistributedinsidethesampletocreateanopenstructuredLiFePO4withrespecttographene,whiletheglucosederivedcarbonmainlycoatedoverLiFeP04particleswhicheffectivelyconnectedthegraphenesheetsandLiFePO4particlestoresultinamoreefficientchargetransferprocess.Asaresult,favorableelectrochemicalperformancewasachieved.Theperformanceoftheamorphouscarbon-grapheneco-modifiedLiFePO4wasfurtherprogressivelyimproveduponcyclinginthefirst200cyclestoreachareversiblespecificcapacityashighas97mAh·g-1at10Crate.