Green Phytic Acid-Assisted Synthesis of LiMn1-xFexPO4/C Cathodes for High-Performance Lithium-Ion Batteries
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Materials’ Synthesis
2.2. Material Characterization
2.3. Electrochemical Measurements
3. Results
4. Conclusions and Perspectives
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Li, Y.; Hu, C.; Hou, Z.; Wei, C.; Wang, J.-G. Green Phytic Acid-Assisted Synthesis of LiMn1-xFexPO4/C Cathodes for High-Performance Lithium-Ion Batteries. Nanomaterials 2024, 14, 1360. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano14161360
Li Y, Hu C, Hou Z, Wei C, Wang J-G. Green Phytic Acid-Assisted Synthesis of LiMn1-xFexPO4/C Cathodes for High-Performance Lithium-Ion Batteries. Nanomaterials. 2024; 14(16):1360. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano14161360
Chicago/Turabian StyleLi, Yueying, Chenlu Hu, Zhidong Hou, Chunguang Wei, and Jian-Gan Wang. 2024. "Green Phytic Acid-Assisted Synthesis of LiMn1-xFexPO4/C Cathodes for High-Performance Lithium-Ion Batteries" Nanomaterials 14, no. 16: 1360. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano14161360