화학공학소재연구정보센터
Electrochimica Acta, Vol.173, 96-104, 2015
Comparison of phase composition, morphology and electrochemical property for Li3-xNaxV2(PO4)(3) (x=0.5, 1.5 and 2.0) as lithium storage cathode materials
Three Li3-xNaxV2(PO4)(3) (x=0.5, 1.5 and 2.0) samples are synthesized by a traditional solid-state reaction method in this work. Their phase composition, surface morphology and electrochemical property are described and compared by using various physical/chemical methods. Phase analysis results reveal that Li2.5Na0.5V2(PO4)(3) consists of monoclinic Li3V2(PO4)(3), rhombohedral Li3V2(PO4)(3) and rhombohedral Na3V2(PO4)(3). While, both Li1.5Na1.5V2(PO4)(3) and LiNa2V2(PO4)(3) are the two-phase mixture consisted of rhombohedral Li3V2(PO4)(3) and rhombohedral Na3V2(PO4)(3). Electrochemical testing results reveal that LiNa2V2(PO4)(3) and Li1.5Na1.5V2(PO4)(3) can deliver the initial discharge capacities of 101.4 mAh g (1) and 108.6 mAh g (1) with a long potential plateau at 3.69V, respectively. In contrast, Li2.5Na0.5V2(PO4)(3) presents an initial discharge capacity of 111.7 mAh g (1) with four potential plateaus. High lithium ion diffusion coefficient in Li2.5Na0.5V2(PO4)(3) indicates that the existence of monoclinic Li3V2(PO4)(3) phase can improve the ionic conductivity and then be responsible for good electrochemical performance. Besides, in-situ X-ray diffraction observation of LiNa2V2(PO4)(3) demonstrates that the phase transition is not fully reversible but quasi-reversible during the lithiation-delithiation process. The partial irreversibility of structural evolution for LiNa2V2(PO4)(3) induces the capacity loss upon repeated cycles. (C) 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.