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Enhancement of Nb-doping on the properties of LiFePO4/C prepared via a high-temperature ball milling–based method

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Li1-xNbxFePO4/C has been prepared by wet mechanical stirring–assisted high-temperature ball milling route. Wet mechanical stirring was considered to be effective to promote the dispersion of the precursor in solution. Effect of Nb-doping amount was explored for enhancing the properties of LiFePO4/C. The experimental results showed that Li0.98Nb0.02FePO4/C displayed a well-crystallized structure of LiFePO4 and excellent electrochemical performance. It exhibited that the initial discharge capacities were 164.9 mAhg−1 at 0.1 C and 118.8 mAhg−1 at a rate of 10 C, respectively. Moreover, it achieved a specific capacity of 114.3 mAhg−1 at a 10 C rate after 200 cycles with a capacity fading rate of 3.8%. Thus, Nb-doping is recommended as a beneficial technique to improve the electrochemical properties of LiFePO4.

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This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 51704068) and the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation (No. 2017M610184).

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    Xuetian Li, Zhongbao Shao, Kuiren Liu, Qing Zhao, Guangfu Liu & Binshi Xu

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Li, X., Shao, Z., Liu, K. et al. Enhancement of Nb-doping on the properties of LiFePO4/C prepared via a high-temperature ball milling–based method. J Solid State Electrochem 23, 465–473 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10008-018-4152-3

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