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A cost effective and eco-friendly approach for the preparation of LiFePO4/C cathode material is proposed in this paper. High-purity natural mineral magnetite (Fe3O4 ≥ 99%) was employed as the only ferric source in the synthesis routine. By ultrafine ball milling and subsequent oxidation, the magnetite was converted into FePO4·2H2O. After dehydration, the iron phosphate reacted with Li2CO3 and sucrose to form the target LiFePO4/C composite. Mössbauer result revealed that all the Fe cations exhibited + 2 valence state in the LiFePO4 lattice although redox process of the species occurred during the synthesis. SEM observations indicated that the pure phase LiFePO4 powders with round shape were constructed by fine primary grains with size of 100–200 nm. Such micro-nano structure offered an increased Li diffusion by increasing the surface area and reducing the migration pathway. LiFePO4/C composite synthesized by this magnetite approach exhibited excellent performance with a specific capacity of 161.1 mAh g−1 at 0.1 C and a capacity retention rate of 98.8% after 100 cycles at 1 C. The new approach we proposed presents the remarkable advantages of low cost and environmental friendliness, and therefore suggest significant potential in mass production.
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The research was supported by Science and Technology Commission of Shanghai Municipality (14520503100 and 201310-JD-B2-009) and Shanghai Municipal Education Commission (15ZZ095).
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Dong, J., He, H., He, Q. et al. Cost effective and eco-friendly synthesis of LiFePO4/C cathode material from a natural mineral magnetite. J Mater Sci: Mater Electron 30, 17128–17136 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-019-02059-5
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