• 文献标题:   Graphene-modified LiFePO4 cathode for lithium ion battery beyond theoretical capacity
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   HU LH, WU FY, LIN CT, KHLOBYSTOV AN, LI LJ
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  • 出版物名称:   NATURE COMMUNICATIONS
  • ISSN:   2041-1723
  • 通讯作者地址:   Acad Sinica
  • 被引频次:   259
  • DOI:   10.1038/ncomms2705
  • 出版年:   2013

▎ 摘  要

The specific capacity of commercially available cathode carbon-coated lithium iron phosphate is typically 120-160 mAh g(-1), which is lower than the theoretical value 170 mAhg(-1). Here we report that the carbon-coated lithium iron phosphate, surface-modified with 2 wt% of the electrochemically exfoliated graphene layers, is able to reach 208 m Ah g(-1) in specific capacity. The excess capacity is attributed to the reversible reduction-oxidation reaction between the lithium ions of the electrolyte and the exfoliated graphene flakes, where the graphene flakes exhibit a capacity higher than 2,000 m Ah g(-1). The highly conductive graphene flakes wrapping around carbon-coated lithium iron phosphate also assist the electron migration during the charge/discharge processes, diminishing the irreversible capacity at the first cycle and leading to similar to 100% coulombic efficiency without fading at various C-rates. Such a simple and scalable approach may also be applied to other cathode systems, boosting up the capacity for various Li batteries.