Self-assembled graphene and LiFePO4 composites with superior high rate capability for lithium ion batteries
RIS ID
89452
Abstract
A graphene encapsulated LiFePO4 composite has been synthesized by self-assembly of surface modified LiFePO4 and graphene oxide with peptide bonds, followed by reduction. The graphene forms a continuous conductive coating network connecting the LiFePO4 nanoparticles to facilitate electron transportation, resulting in excellent high rate capability with 70% capacity retention at 50 C rate. The apparent activation energy of the graphene encapsulated LiFePO4 composite (9.6 kJ mol(-1)) is much lower than that of the carbon coated LiFePO4 (14.6 kJ mol(-1)). An excellent cycling performance is also demonstrated, in which the capacity loss is less than 8.6% after 950 cycles at 10 C. Therefore, this hybrid material is promising for use as a cathode material for high rate lithium ion batteries.
Grant Number
ARC/CE0561616
Grant Number
ARC/LP120200432
Publication Details
Luo, W., Chou, S., Zhai, Y. & Liu, H. (2014). Self-assembled graphene and LiFePO4 composites with superior high rate capability for lithium ion batteries. Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2 (14), 4927-4931.