Review
Controlled Hydrothermal/Solvothermal Synthesis of High-Performance LiFePO4 for Li-Ion Batteries
Zhaojin Li,
Jinxing Yang,
Tianjia Guang,
Bingbing Fan,
Kongjun Zhu,
Xiaohui Wang,
Zhaojin Li
Shenyang National Laboratory for Materials Science, Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang, 110016 China
Hebei Key Laboratory of Flexible Functional Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Hebei University of Science and Technology, Hebei, 050018 China
Search for more papers by this authorJinxing Yang
Shenyang National Laboratory for Materials Science, Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang, 110016 China
School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Shenyang, 110016 China
Search for more papers by this authorTianjia Guang
Shenyang National Laboratory for Materials Science, Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang, 110016 China
School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Shenyang, 110016 China
Search for more papers by this authorBingbing Fan
School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001 China
Search for more papers by this authorKongjun Zhu
State Key Laboratory of Mechanics and Control of Mechanical Structures, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing, 210016 China
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Xiaohui Wang
Shenyang National Laboratory for Materials Science, Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang, 110016 China
E-mail: [email protected]
Search for more papers by this authorZhaojin Li,
Jinxing Yang,
Tianjia Guang,
Bingbing Fan,
Kongjun Zhu,
Xiaohui Wang,
Zhaojin Li
Shenyang National Laboratory for Materials Science, Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang, 110016 China
Hebei Key Laboratory of Flexible Functional Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Hebei University of Science and Technology, Hebei, 050018 China
Search for more papers by this authorJinxing Yang
Shenyang National Laboratory for Materials Science, Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang, 110016 China
School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Shenyang, 110016 China
Search for more papers by this authorTianjia Guang
Shenyang National Laboratory for Materials Science, Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang, 110016 China
School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Shenyang, 110016 China
Search for more papers by this authorBingbing Fan
School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001 China
Search for more papers by this authorKongjun Zhu
State Key Laboratory of Mechanics and Control of Mechanical Structures, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing, 210016 China
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Xiaohui Wang
Shenyang National Laboratory for Materials Science, Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang, 110016 China
E-mail: [email protected]
Search for more papers by this authorAbstract
The sluggish Li-ion diffusivity in LiFePO4, a famous cathode material, relies heavily on the employment of a broad spectrum of modifications to accelerate the slow kinetics, including size and orientation control, coating with electron-conducting layer, aliovalent ion doping, and defect control. These strategies are generally implemented by employing the hydrothermal/solvothermal synthesis, as reflected by the hundreds of publications on hydrothermal/solvothermal synthesis in recent years. However, LiFePO4 is far from the level of controllable preparation, due to the lack of the understanding of the relations between the synthesis condition and the nucleation-and-growth of LiFePO4. In this paper, the recent progress in controlled hydrothermal/solvothermal synthesis of LiFePO4 is first summarized, before an insight into the relations between the synthesis condition and the nucleation-and-growth of LiFePO4 is obtained. Thereafter, a review over surface decoration, lattice substitution, and defect control is provided. Moreover, new research directions and future trends are also discussed.
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