Abstract
An anisotropic behavior of lithium ion migration in LiFePO 4 is investigated using the cathode particles after chemical delithiation. A phase contrast of a LiFePO 4 particle validating the directional property is also found. It suggests that the lithium ion migration path is limited to the [010] direction and the phase boundary between LiFePO 4 and FePO 4 is perpendicular [010]. The symmetric phase boundary inside the LiFePO 4 particle is contrary to the non-directional core-shell model reported by others. The molecular dynamics simulation confirms the crystallographic direction with the lowest energy for lithium ion migration.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1017-1020 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Metals and Materials International |
| Volume | 17 |
| Issue number | 6 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Dec 2011 |
Keywords
- Anisotropy
- Electron diffraction
- Electron microscopy
- Ion migration
- LiFePO