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Design and Properties of LiFePO4 Nano-materials for High-Power Applications

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This chapter presents a review of the structural and physicochemical properties of LiFePO4 which is considered as the most advanced positive electrode for lithium-ion batteries. Depending on the synthesis, the fundamental properties can be modified because impurities poison this material. These impurities are identified, and a quantitative estimate of their concentrations is deduced from the combination of analytical methods. An optimized preparation provides materials with carbon-coated particles free of any impurity phase, insuring structural stability and electrochemical performance that justify the use of this material as a cathode element in new generation of lithium secondary batteries operating for powering hybrid electric vehicles and full electric vehicles.

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  1. Institut de Recherche d’Hydro-Québec (IREQ), 1800 boulevard Lionel-Boulet, Varennes, QC, J3X 1S1, Canada

    K. Zaghib

  2. Institut de Minéralogie et Physique de la Matière Condensée (IMPMC), Université Pierre et Marie Curie-Paris-6, 140 rue de Lourmel, Paris, 75015, France

    A. Mauger

  3. The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, 78712, USA

    J. B. Goodenough

  4. Physicochimie des Electrolytes, Colloïdes et Sciences Analytiques (PECSA), Université Pierre et Marie Curie, 4 place Jussieu, Paris, 75005, France

    C. M. Julien

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Zaghib, K., Mauger, A., Goodenough, J.B., Julien, C.M. (2012). Design and Properties of LiFePO4 Nano-materials for High-Power Applications. In: Abu-Lebdeh, Y., Davidson, I. (eds) Nanotechnology for Lithium-Ion Batteries. Nanostructure Science and Technology. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-4605-7_8

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