LiMnPO4 nanoplate grown via solid-state reaction in molten hydrocarbon for Li-ion battery cathode.

Choi, Daiwon; Wang, Donghai; Bae, In-Tae; Xiao, Jie; Nie, Zimin; Wang, Wei; Viswanathan, Vilayanur V; Lee, Yun Jung et al. · Nano Lett · 2010

basic_science · Level V

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Abstract

Electrochemically active LiMnPO(4) nanoplates have been synthesized via a novel, single-step, solid-state reaction in molten hydrocarbon. The olivine-structured LiMnPO(4) nanoplates with a thickness of approximately 50 nm appear porous and were formed as nanocrystals were assembled and grew into nanorods along the [010] direction in the (100) plane. After carbon coating, the prepared LiMnPO(4) cathode demonstrated a flat potential at 4.1 V versus Li with a specific capacity reaching as high as 168 mAh/g under a galvanostatic charging/discharging mode, along with an excellent cyclability.