CO-SOLVENT ASSISTED MICROWAVE-SOLVOTHERMAL PROCESS FOR MAKING OLIVINE LITHIUM TRANSITION METAL PHOSPHATE ELECTRODE MATERIALS

摘要

Olivine lithium transition metal phosphate cathode materials are made in a microwave-assisted process by combining precursors in a mixture of water and an alcoholic cosolvent, then exposing the precursors to microwave radiation 5 to heat them under superatmospheric pressure. This process allows rapid synthesis of the cathode materials, and produces cathode materials that have high specific capacities.