Iron trifluoride synthesized via evaporation method and its application to rechargeable lithium batteries
Iron trifluoride synthesized via evaporation method and its application to rechargeable lithium batteries
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DOI:
10.1016/j.jpowsour.2012.09.027
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发表时间:
2013-02
影响因子:
9.2
通讯作者:
Seung‐Taek Myung;Shuhei Sakurada;H. Yashiro;Yang‐Kook Sun
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作者:
Seung‐Taek Myung;Shuhei Sakurada;H. Yashiro;Yang‐Kook Sun
Facile synthesis of rhombohedral type FeF3introduced via two consecutive steps is introduced: i) acidic treatment of Fe2O3followed by thermal evaporation at 80 °C resulting in hydrated β-FeF3·3H2O and ii) a simple thermal decomposition of the as-received β-FeF3·3H2O at 400 °C under an Ar atmosphere. A Rietveld refinement of x-ray diffraction data for the as-synthesized FeF3indicates the formation of a highly crystalline FeF3structure with a R3¯c space group. To overcome the high ionicity and improve the diffusivity, FeF3is ball-milled with the aid of carbon (acetylene black). The electrochemical performance of nanosized FeF3is not favored in voltage range of 1.5–4.5 V because the repetitive intercalation–conversion reaction accelerates the structural disruption within a few cycles, although a high capacity (518 mAh (g-fluoride)−1at 20 mA g−1) is observed, assisted by the three-electron redox of Fe3+/0. Raising the lower cut-off voltage to 2 V, which allows only intercalation reaction, the FeF3delivers a high capacity of 224 mAh g−1with significantly improved capacity retention (71% at 100th cycle).