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Towards a green and cost-effective synthesis of polyanionic cathodes: comparative electrochemical behaviour of LiFePO4/C, Li2FeP2O7/C and Li2FeSiO4/C synthesized using methylcellulose matrix

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The polyanion cathodes for Li-ion batteries, namely LiFePO4, Li2FeP2O7 and Li2FeSiO4, were synthesized by very short high-temperature treatment (approximately several minutes) and subsequent quenching. Methylcellulose—a polymer with thermally driven water solubility—was used as the medium in which the precursor solutions were dispersed prior to high temperature treatment. The methylcellulose pyrolytically decomposes to carbon, thus producing the polyanion material/carbon composites of LiFePO4/C, Li2FeP2O7/C and Li2FeSiO4/C. The obtained powders have reduced crystallinity and significant microstructural characteristics: low crystallite size and notable microstrain. They exhibit stable electrochemical performances in both aqueous and organic electrolyte. The broadening of existing peaks in cyclic voltammetry and/or the emergence of new broad peaks was attributed to the presence of the amorphous phase in the samples. In galvanostatic charge–discharge tests, the materials provided high capacities at low current densities, while the highest rate performance was demonstrated by olivine-phosphate when compared to the other two materials.

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taken from a crystallographic database (dotted line). The most prominent peaks are indexed in P21/c (for Li2FeSiO4 and Li2FeP2O7) and Pnma (LiFePO4) symmetry group and observed impurity peaks are marked with a geometrically shaped signs.

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We acknowledge The Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development of the Republic of Serbia for providing financial support for this study, under contract no: 451-03-68/2020-14/200175 and under Bilateral Cooperation Project entitled ‘Developments of novel materials for alkaline-ion batteries’.

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    Miloš Milović, Dragana Jugović & Maja Kuzmanović

  2. Faculty of Physical Chemistry, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, 11000, Serbia

    Milica Vujković

  3. Vinča Institute of Nuclear Sciences—National Institute of the Republic of Serbia, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, 11000, Serbia

    Ana Mraković & Miodrag Mitrić

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Milović, M., Jugović, D., Vujković, M. et al. Towards a green and cost-effective synthesis of polyanionic cathodes: comparative electrochemical behaviour of LiFePO4/C, Li2FeP2O7/C and Li2FeSiO4/C synthesized using methylcellulose matrix. Bull Mater Sci 44, 144 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12034-021-02397-3

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