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A comparative structural and electrochemical study of monoclinic Li3V2(PO4)3/C and rhombohedral Li2.5Na0.5V2(PO4)3/C

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Abstract

A lithium-ion battery cathode material, Li2.5Na0.5V2(PO4)3/C, was prepared by the sol-gel method and characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), cyclic voltammetry (CV) and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS). As a control, Li3V2(PO4)3/C (LVP/C) was also prepared and studied. The effect of sodium-ion doping on the structure and electrochemical properties was studied. The XRD pattern of Li2.5Na0.5V2(PO4)3/C indicates that the monoclinic structure of Li3-xNaxV2(PO4)3 has transformed into a rhombohedral structure because of large amount of sodium-ion doping. For Li2.5Na0.5V2(PO4)3/C, a specific discharge capacity of 118 mAh · g-1 is achieved at a 0.5 C charge rate and 1 C discharge rate, and a 92.4% retention rate of the initial capacity is obtained after 50 cycles. Different from monoclinic LVP, there is only one discharge plateau at 3.7 V in the charge/discharge voltage profile of Li2.5Na0.5V2(PO4)3/C.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1070-1074
Number of pages5
JournalChinese Journal of Inorganic Chemistry
Volume28
Issue number5
StatePublished - May 2012
Externally publishedYes

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Keywords

  • Cathode material
  • Crystal structure
  • Lithium vanadium phosphate
  • Lithium-ion battery
  • Na-doping
  • Sol-gel preparation

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