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Facile Preparation of Monolithic LiFePO4/Carbon Composites with Well-Defined Macropores for a Lithium-Ion Battery
journal contribution
posted on 2011-12-13, 00:00 authored by George Hasegawa, Yuya Ishihara, Kazuyoshi Kanamori, Kohei Miyazaki, Yuki Yamada, Kazuki Nakanishi, Takeshi AbeA novel and facile method for the preparation of monolithic
LiFePO4/carbon composites with well-defined macropores
has been developed.
The precursor macroporous gels consisting of inorganic networks as
well as organic polymers were fabricated by the epoxide-mediated sol–gel
method accompanied by phase separation. The inorganic–organic
hybrid gels were calcined under
an inert atmosphere, resulting in LiFePO4/carbon monoliths.
The influence of the starting compositions on the gel morphologies
has been investigated, and the constituents of the gel network were
discussed. The reaction mechanism of the crystallization of LiFePO4 from green bodies during calcination has also been investigated
by thermal analysis, X-ray diffraction, and Raman scattering. In addition,
the electrochemical properties of the resultant LiFePO4/carbon composites were examined by the charge–discharge test.