3D anchoring structured for LiFe0.5Mn0.5PO4@cornstalk-C cathode materials

The organic carbon source coating LiFexMn1-xPO4 suffers from the problem of non-uniform carbon cladding. Too thick carbon cladding layer instead hinders the de-embedding of lithium ions. In this paper, we choose cornstalk as the carbon source, then LiFe0.5Mn0.5PO4@cornstalk-C (LFMP@C-C) with 3D anchoring structure is prepared by the solvothermal method. The results show that the LFMP with cornstalk as the carbon source has better performance compared to the sucrose-coated LFMP material (LFMP@C). The discharge capacity of LFMP@C-C is 116 mAh/g for the first cycle at 1 C and the capacity retention rate is 94.0% after 500 cycles, and the discharge capacity of LFMP@C-C is more than 17.17% higher than that of LFMP@C.