<p>The wide application of LiFePO<sub>4</sub>/C cathode material is often circumvented by low electrical conductivity and sluggish Li<sup>+</sup> diffusion rate. Herein, Na<sup>+</sup> and Ti<sup>4+</sup> doping was adopted to alleviate above problems. The formation energy, Li–O band length, and electronic structure were analyzed by first principle calculations to study the effect of Na<sup>+</sup> and Ti<sup>4+</sup> doping on LiFePO<sub>4</sub> material. The calculations show that Ti<sup>4+</sup> ions are inclined to occupy Fe site, Li–O bond is lengthened, and the band gap is decreased after doping. On this basis, undoped, Ti<sup>4+</sup>-doped, and Na<sup>+</sup>/Ti<sup>4+</sup> co-doped LiFePO<sub>4</sub> samples were prepared by wet ball milling, spray drying, and carbothermal reduction method. It is found that Na<sup>+</sup> and Ti<sup>4+</sup> doping obviously enhances Li<sup>+</sup> ion diffusion rate and electrical conductivity of material, thereby improving the electrochemical performance of material. The increase of Li<sup>+</sup> ion diffusion rate can be mainly attributed to widened Li<sup>+</sup> diffusion channel, lengthened Li–O bond, and shortened Li<sup>+</sup> diffusion path after Na<sup>+</sup> and Ti<sup>4+</sup> doping. The electrical conductivity is also increased to 10<sup>−1</sup> order of magnitude after Na<sup>+</sup> and Ti<sup>4+</sup> doping, in consistence with the lowered band gap. Among them, Li<sub>0.98</sub>Na<sub>0.02</sub>Fe<sub>0.99</sub>Ti<sub>0.01</sub>PO<sub>4</sub>/C material displays the best electrochemical performance in coin-type cell and 14,500 cylindrical battery.</p>

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Enhanced electrochemical performance of LiFePO4/C cathode material by Na+ and Ti4+ co-doping

  • Xiaoke Zhi,
  • Weida Li,
  • Li Wang,
  • Guangchuan Liang

摘要

The wide application of LiFePO4/C cathode material is often circumvented by low electrical conductivity and sluggish Li+ diffusion rate. Herein, Na+ and Ti4+ doping was adopted to alleviate above problems. The formation energy, Li–O band length, and electronic structure were analyzed by first principle calculations to study the effect of Na+ and Ti4+ doping on LiFePO4 material. The calculations show that Ti4+ ions are inclined to occupy Fe site, Li–O bond is lengthened, and the band gap is decreased after doping. On this basis, undoped, Ti4+-doped, and Na+/Ti4+ co-doped LiFePO4 samples were prepared by wet ball milling, spray drying, and carbothermal reduction method. It is found that Na+ and Ti4+ doping obviously enhances Li+ ion diffusion rate and electrical conductivity of material, thereby improving the electrochemical performance of material. The increase of Li+ ion diffusion rate can be mainly attributed to widened Li+ diffusion channel, lengthened Li–O bond, and shortened Li+ diffusion path after Na+ and Ti4+ doping. The electrical conductivity is also increased to 10−1 order of magnitude after Na+ and Ti4+ doping, in consistence with the lowered band gap. Among them, Li0.98Na0.02Fe0.99Ti0.01PO4/C material displays the best electrochemical performance in coin-type cell and 14,500 cylindrical battery.