Synthesis and electrochemical performance of Li3–2xMgxV2(PO4)3/C composite cathode materials for lithium-ion batteries

The Li3–2xMgxV2(PO4)3/C (x=0, 0.01, 0.03 and 0.05) composites were prepared by a sol–gel method and characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and electrochemical measurements. The XRD results reveal that a small amount of Mg2+ doping into Li sites does not signific...

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Published in:Transactions of Nonferrous Metals Society of China 2015-06, Vol.25 (6), p.1978-1985
Main Authors: YIN, Wu-mei, ZHANG, Ting-ting, ZHU, Qing, CHEN, Quan-qi, LI, Gu-cai, ZHANG, Ling-zhi
Format: Article
Language:English
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diffusion coefficient
lithium vanadium phosphate
lithium-ion batteries
sol–gel method
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Summary:The Li3–2xMgxV2(PO4)3/C (x=0, 0.01, 0.03 and 0.05) composites were prepared by a sol–gel method and characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and electrochemical measurements. The XRD results reveal that a small amount of Mg2+ doping into Li sites does not significantly change the monoclinic structure of Li3V2(PO4)3, but Mg-doped Li3V2(PO4)3 has larger cell volume than the pristine Li3V2(PO4)3. All Mg-doped composites display better electrochemical performance than the pristine one, and Li2.94Mg0.03V2(PO4)3/C composite exhibits the highest capacity and the best cycle performance among all above-mentioned composites. The analysis of Li+ diffusion coefficients in Li3V2(PO4)3/C and Li2.94Mg0.03V2(PO4)3/C indicates that rapid Li+ diffusion results from the doping of Mg2+ and the rapid Li+ diffusion is responsible for the better electrochemical performance of Mg-doped Li3V2(PO4)3/C composite cathode materials.
ISSN:1003-6326
DOI:10.1016/S1003-6326(15)63806-7