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Effect of spray drying technological conditions on the performance of LiFePO4/C cathode materials with high energy density

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Lithium iron phosphate/carbon (LiFePO4/C) composites with high energy density were synthesized by wet ball milling, spray drying, and carbothermal reduction method. The effect of spray drying technological conditions on the performance of LiFePO4/C composites was systematically investigated. The samples were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscope (SEM), electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS), and galvanostatic charge/discharge tests, etc. The results show that all as-prepared LiFePO4/C composites have a well-ordered olivine structure and spherical morphology. Compared with centrifugal spray drying technology, LiFePO4/C prepared by pressure spray has a smaller particle size and exhibits more uniform particle size distribution as well as better electrochemical performance. However, as the particle size of LiFePO4/C microspheres is decreased, the sphericity of particles becomes worse and tap density of materials steps down, resulting in poor processability in 14500 cylindrical battery.

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The authors are grateful to the Natural Science Foundation of Hebei Province (Grant number E2015202356) for the financial support to this work.

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    Ruqian Ding, Hao Liu, Li Wang & Guangchuan Liang

  2. Key Laboratory of Special Functional Materials for Ecological Environment and Information (Hebei University of Technology), Ministry of Education, Tianjin, 300130, People’s Republic of China

    Li Wang & Guangchuan Liang

  3. Key Laboratory for New Type of Functional Materials in Hebei Province, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin, 300130, People’s Republic of China

    Guangchuan Liang

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Ding, R., Liu, H., Wang, L. et al. Effect of spray drying technological conditions on the performance of LiFePO4/C cathode materials with high energy density. Ionics 25, 5633–5642 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11581-019-03162-7

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