Disclosure of Invention
It is an object of the present invention to address at least the above problems and/or disadvantages and to provide at least the advantages described below.
To achieve these objects and other advantages and in accordance with the purpose of the invention, a method for preparing a low-temperature lithium iron phosphate positive electrode material is provided, comprising the steps of:
mixing anhydrous ferric phosphate, lithium carbonate and an organic carbon source, ball milling, drying and sintering for the first time to obtain a lithium iron phosphate precursor;
adding ethylenediamine tetraacetic acid (EDTA) and ammonia water into deionized water, uniformly stirring, adding zinc acetate, cerium oxide and polyvinylpyrrolidone, performing ultrasonic treatment, concentrating, drying, grinding the obtained product, and performing heat treatment to obtain the additive;
And thirdly, mixing and ball milling the lithium iron phosphate precursor obtained in the first step with an inorganic carbon source, adding the additive obtained in the second step, continuing ball milling, drying, and sintering for the second time to obtain the low-temperature lithium iron phosphate anode material.
Preferably, in the first step, anhydrous iron phosphate and lithium carbonate are mixed according to a molar ratio of Fe to Li of 1:1.0-1.2, and a mass ratio of the total mass of the anhydrous iron phosphate and the lithium carbonate to the organic carbon source is 1:0.05-0.2.
Preferably, in the first step, the organic carbon source is one or more of glucose, sucrose, starch, cyclodextrin, polyethylene glycol and polyvinyl alcohol, and the technological parameters of the first sintering are that the temperature is 400-700 ℃, the temperature rising speed is 3-10 ℃ per minute, and the time is 3-6 hours.
Preferably, in the second step, the molar ratio of the ethylenediamine tetraacetic acid to the NH 3·H2 O to the zinc acetate is 1:4-6:0.5-1, the molar volume ratio of the ethylenediamine tetraacetic acid to the deionized water is 1 mol:0.7-1.5L, the mass ratio of the zinc acetate to the cerium oxide to the polyvinylpyrrolidone is 1:1-3:0.1-0.3, and the concentration of the ammonia water is 20-30 wt%.
Preferably, in the second step, the ultrasonic treatment is carried out at the power of 200-400W, the frequency of 50-70 kHz and the time of 0.5-2 h, and the heat treatment is carried out at the temperature of 400-500 ℃ and the temperature rising speed of 10-30 ℃ per minute and the time of 2-4 h.
Preferably, in the third step, the mass ratio of the lithium iron phosphate precursor to the inorganic carbon source is 1:0.05-0.2, and the mass ratio of the additive to the lithium iron phosphate precursor is 0.005-0.02:1.
Preferably, in the third step, the inorganic carbon source is one or more of carbon black, acetylene black, graphene and carbon nanotubes, and the technological parameters of the second sintering are that the temperature is 500-800 ℃, the temperature rising speed is 3-10 ℃ per minute, and the time is 4-8 hours.
Preferably, the specific condition of the ball milling is that the rotating speed is 100-500 rpm, the ball milling medium is absolute ethyl alcohol, the solid-liquid ratio is 1:0.3-1, the grinding balls are zirconia balls, the ball-material ratio is 8-15:1, and the time is 2-6 hours.
The low-temperature type lithium iron phosphate positive electrode material is prepared by the preparation method of the low-temperature type lithium iron phosphate positive electrode material.
The battery is characterized in that the positive electrode material of the battery is the low-temperature lithium iron phosphate positive electrode material.
The invention at least has the following beneficial effects that zinc acetate and cerium oxide are used as raw materials, an additive is obtained through modification treatment, the additive is added into lithium iron phosphate, the additive can be better combined with the lithium iron phosphate, the spatial structure of the lithium iron phosphate is optimized, the lithium ion diffusion rate is improved, the electronic conductivity is improved, the electrochemical performance of the lithium iron phosphate anode material at low temperature is effectively improved, in addition, the invention combines and optimizes the use of an inorganic carbon source and an organic carbon source, and a carbon-coated conductive network formed in situ is beneficial to the improvement of material conductivity, and the low-temperature lithium iron phosphate anode material with excellent low-temperature performance is prepared, wherein the discharge specific capacity at 25 ℃ and 0.2 ℃ is more than 166mAh/g, and the discharge capacity retention rate at 0.2 ℃ under the condition of minus 20 ℃ is more than 85%.
Additional advantages, objects, and features of the invention will be set forth in part in the description which follows and in part will become apparent to those having ordinary skill in the art upon examination of the following or may be learned from practice of the invention.
Detailed Description
The present invention is described in further detail below with reference to examples to enable those skilled in the art to practice the same by referring to the description.
It will be understood that terms, such as "having," "including," and "comprising," as used herein, do not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other elements or groups thereof.
Example 1
The preparation method of the low-temperature lithium iron phosphate positive electrode material comprises the following steps:
Mixing anhydrous ferric phosphate, lithium carbonate and glucose, ball milling for 5 hours, vacuum drying at 80 ℃, transferring into a tube furnace, heating to 400 ℃ at a heating rate of 5 ℃ per minute under nitrogen atmosphere, preserving heat for 4 hours, and naturally cooling to room temperature to obtain a lithium iron phosphate precursor, wherein the molar ratio of iron to lithium is 1:1.1, the mass ratio of the total mass of the anhydrous ferric phosphate to the lithium carbonate to the mass of the glucose is 1:0.1, the specific condition of ball milling is that the rotating speed is 300rpm, the ball milling medium is absolute ethyl alcohol, the solid-liquid ratio is 1:0.5, the grinding balls are zirconium oxide balls, and the ball-to-material ratio is 10:1;
Adding EDTA and 25wt% ammonia water into deionized water, stirring uniformly, adding zinc acetate, cerium oxide and polyvinylpyrrolidone, carrying out ultrasonic treatment for 1h at 300W and 55kHz, carrying out evaporation concentration at 80 ℃, carrying out vacuum drying at 100 ℃, grinding the obtained dried product for 10min, transferring into a tube furnace, heating to 450 ℃ at a heating rate of 20 ℃ per min under nitrogen atmosphere, carrying out heat preservation for 3h, and naturally cooling to room temperature to obtain the additive, wherein the molar ratio of EDTA, NH 3·H2 O and zinc acetate is 1:5:1, the molar volume ratio of EDTA and deionized water is 1mol:1L, and the mass ratio of zinc acetate, cerium oxide and polyvinylpyrrolidone is 1:2:0.2;
Mixing and ball milling the lithium iron phosphate precursor obtained in the step one with graphene according to the mass ratio of 1:0.1 for 2 hours, adding an additive, continuing ball milling for 1 hour, vacuum drying at 80 ℃, transferring into a tube furnace, heating to 700 ℃ at the heating rate of 5 ℃ per min under nitrogen atmosphere, preserving heat for 6 hours, and naturally cooling to room temperature to obtain the low-temperature lithium iron phosphate positive electrode material, wherein the mass ratio of the additive to the lithium iron phosphate precursor is 0.01:1, the specific condition of ball milling is that the rotating speed is 500rpm, the ball milling medium is absolute ethyl alcohol, the solid-liquid ratio is 1:0.5, the grinding balls are zirconium oxide balls, and the ball material ratio is 10:1.
Example 2
The preparation method of the low-temperature lithium iron phosphate positive electrode material comprises the following steps:
Mixing anhydrous ferric phosphate, lithium carbonate and polyethylene glycol 2000, ball milling for 5 hours, vacuum drying at 80 ℃, transferring into a tube furnace, heating to 500 ℃ at a heating rate of 5 ℃ per minute under nitrogen atmosphere, preserving heat for 4 hours, and naturally cooling to room temperature to obtain a lithium iron phosphate precursor, wherein the molar ratio of iron to lithium is 1:1.1, the total mass of the anhydrous ferric phosphate to the lithium carbonate to the polyethylene glycol 2000 is 1:0.05, the specific condition of ball milling is that the rotating speed is 300rpm, the ball milling medium is absolute ethyl alcohol, the solid-liquid ratio is 1:0.5, the grinding balls are zirconium oxide balls, and the ball-material ratio is 10:1;
Adding EDTA and 25wt% ammonia water into deionized water, stirring uniformly, adding zinc acetate, cerium oxide and polyvinylpyrrolidone, carrying out ultrasonic treatment for 1h at 300W and 55kHz, carrying out evaporation concentration at 80 ℃, carrying out vacuum drying at 100 ℃, grinding the obtained dried product for 10min, transferring into a tube furnace, heating to 450 ℃ at a heating rate of 20 ℃ per min under nitrogen atmosphere, carrying out heat preservation for 3h, and naturally cooling to room temperature to obtain the additive, wherein the molar ratio of EDTA, NH 3·H2 O and zinc acetate is 1:5:1, the molar volume ratio of EDTA and deionized water is 1mol:1L, and the mass ratio of zinc acetate, cerium oxide and polyvinylpyrrolidone is 1:2:0.2;
Mixing and ball milling the lithium iron phosphate precursor obtained in the step one with acetylene black according to the mass ratio of 1:0.15 for 2 hours, adding an additive, continuing ball milling for 1 hour, vacuum drying at 80 ℃, transferring into a tube furnace, heating to 800 ℃ at the heating rate of 5 ℃ per min under nitrogen atmosphere, preserving heat for 5 hours, and naturally cooling to room temperature to obtain the low-temperature lithium iron phosphate positive electrode material, wherein the mass ratio of the additive to the lithium iron phosphate precursor is 0.01:1, the specific condition of ball milling is that the rotating speed is 500rpm, the ball milling medium is absolute ethyl alcohol, the solid-liquid ratio is 1:0.5, the grinding balls are zirconium oxide balls, and the ball material ratio is 10:1.
Example 3
The preparation method of the low-temperature lithium iron phosphate positive electrode material comprises the following steps:
Mixing anhydrous ferric phosphate, lithium carbonate and glucose, ball milling for 5 hours, vacuum drying at 80 ℃, transferring into a tube furnace, heating to 400 ℃ at a heating rate of 5 ℃ per minute under nitrogen atmosphere, preserving heat for 4 hours, and naturally cooling to room temperature to obtain a lithium iron phosphate precursor, wherein the molar ratio of iron to lithium is 1:1.1, the mass ratio of the total mass of the anhydrous ferric phosphate to the lithium carbonate to the mass of the glucose is 1:0.1, the specific condition of ball milling is that the rotating speed is 300rpm, the ball milling medium is absolute ethyl alcohol, the solid-liquid ratio is 1:0.5, the grinding balls are zirconium oxide balls, and the ball-to-material ratio is 10:1;
Adding EDTA and 25wt% ammonia water into deionized water, stirring uniformly, adding zinc acetate, cerium oxide and polyvinylpyrrolidone, carrying out ultrasonic treatment for 1h at 300W and 55kHz, carrying out evaporation concentration at 80 ℃, carrying out vacuum drying at 100 ℃, grinding the obtained dried product for 10min, transferring into a tube furnace, heating to 450 ℃ at a heating rate of 20 ℃ per min under nitrogen atmosphere, carrying out heat preservation for 3h, and naturally cooling to room temperature to obtain the additive, wherein the molar ratio of EDTA, NH 3·H2 O and zinc acetate is 1:5:1, the molar volume ratio of EDTA and deionized water is 1mol:1L, and the mass ratio of zinc acetate, cerium oxide and polyvinylpyrrolidone is 1:1:0.2;
Mixing and ball milling the lithium iron phosphate precursor obtained in the step one with graphene according to the mass ratio of 1:0.1 for 2 hours, adding an additive, continuing ball milling for 1 hour, vacuum drying at 80 ℃, transferring into a tube furnace, heating to 700 ℃ at the heating rate of 5 ℃ per min under nitrogen atmosphere, preserving heat for 6 hours, and naturally cooling to room temperature to obtain the low-temperature lithium iron phosphate positive electrode material, wherein the mass ratio of the additive to the lithium iron phosphate precursor is 0.01:1, the specific condition of ball milling is that the rotating speed is 500rpm, the ball milling medium is absolute ethyl alcohol, the solid-liquid ratio is 1:0.5, the grinding balls are zirconium oxide balls, and the ball material ratio is 10:1.
Comparative example 1
In this comparative example, glucose was not added, and the rest of the procedure was the same as in example 1.
Comparative example 2
In this comparative example, graphene was not added, and the rest of the procedure was the same as in example 1.
Comparative example 3
In this comparative example, zinc acetate and cerium oxide were directly added as follows:
Mixing anhydrous ferric phosphate, lithium carbonate and glucose, ball milling for 5 hours, vacuum drying at 80 ℃, transferring into a tube furnace, heating to 400 ℃ at a heating rate of 5 ℃ per minute under nitrogen atmosphere, preserving heat for 4 hours, and naturally cooling to room temperature to obtain a lithium iron phosphate precursor, wherein the molar ratio of iron to lithium is 1:1.1, the total mass of the anhydrous ferric phosphate to the lithium carbonate to the mass of the glucose is 1:0.1, the specific condition of ball milling is that the rotating speed is 300rpm, the ball milling medium is absolute ethyl alcohol, the solid-liquid ratio is 1:0.5, the grinding balls are zirconium oxide balls, and the ball-to-material ratio is 10:1;
Mixing and ball milling the lithium iron phosphate precursor obtained in the step one with graphene according to the mass ratio of 1:0.1 for 2 hours, then adding zinc acetate and cerium oxide, continuing ball milling for 1 hour, vacuum drying at 80 ℃, transferring into a tube furnace, heating to 700 ℃ at the heating rate of 5 ℃ per minute under nitrogen atmosphere, preserving heat for 6 hours, and naturally cooling to room temperature to obtain the lithium iron phosphate positive electrode material, wherein the mass ratio of the zinc acetate to the cerium oxide is 1:2, the mass ratio of the total mass of the zinc acetate and the cerium oxide to the lithium iron phosphate precursor is 0.01:1, the specific condition of ball milling is that the rotating speed is 500rpm, the ball milling medium is absolute ethyl alcohol, the solid-liquid ratio is 1:0.5, the grinding balls are zirconium oxide balls, and the ball material ratio is 10:1.
Comparative example 4
In this comparative example, no additive was used, the method was as follows:
Mixing anhydrous ferric phosphate, lithium carbonate and glucose, ball milling for 5 hours, vacuum drying at 80 ℃, transferring into a tube furnace, heating to 400 ℃ at a heating rate of 5 ℃ per minute under nitrogen atmosphere, preserving heat for 4 hours, and naturally cooling to room temperature to obtain a lithium iron phosphate precursor, wherein the molar ratio of iron to lithium is 1:1.1, the mass ratio of the total mass of the anhydrous ferric phosphate to the lithium carbonate to the mass of the glucose is 1:0.1, the specific condition of ball milling is that the rotating speed is 300rpm, the ball milling medium is absolute ethyl alcohol, the solid-liquid ratio is 1:0.5, the grinding balls are zirconium oxide balls, and the ball-to-material ratio is 10:1;
Mixing and ball milling the lithium iron phosphate precursor obtained in the step one and graphene according to the mass ratio of 1:0.1 for 3 hours, vacuum drying at 80 ℃, transferring into a tube furnace, heating to 700 ℃ at the heating rate of 5 ℃ per minute under nitrogen atmosphere, preserving heat for 6 hours, and naturally cooling to room temperature to obtain the low-temperature lithium iron phosphate positive electrode material, wherein the specific condition of ball milling is that the rotating speed is 500rpm, the ball milling medium is absolute ethyl alcohol, the solid-liquid ratio is 1:0.5, the grinding balls are zirconia balls, and the ball material ratio is 10:1.
Comparative example 5
In this comparative example, polyvinylpyrrolidone was not used in the second step, and the other steps were the same as in example 1.
And (3) electrochemical test, namely weighing 0.5g of low-temperature lithium iron phosphate anode material, acetylene black and polyvinylidene fluoride according to the mass ratio of 85:10:5, fully mixing the materials with a proper amount of N-methylpyrrolidone to form uniform slurry, coating the uniform slurry on an aluminum foil, drying the aluminum foil to prepare an anode plate, taking a metal lithium plate as a negative electrode, taking an imported polypropylene microporous membrane (Celgard 2400) as a diaphragm, and assembling the 2025 type button cell in an argon-filled glove box, wherein the electrolyte is an equivalent mixed solution of 1mol/L LiPF 6, ethylene Carbonate (EC) and dimethyl carbonate (DMC). The discharge capacities of examples 1 to 3 and comparative examples 1 to 5 at 25 ℃ and 0.2 ℃ and-20 ℃ and 0.2 ℃ were tested, and the discharge capacity retention rate at-20 ℃ was calculated, as shown in table 1, and the discharge capacity retention rate at-20 ℃ was calculated as follows:
-20 ℃ discharge capacity retention rate = -0.2C discharge capacity at 20 ℃/0.2C discharge capacity at 25 ℃ x 100%
TABLE 1
|
Specific discharge capacity (mAh/g) at 25℃and 0.2C |
Discharge capacity retention at-20 ℃ (%) |
Example 1 |
170.6 |
90 |
Example 2 |
167.2 |
87 |
Example 3 |
166.8 |
85 |
Comparative example 1 |
162.5 |
80 |
Comparative example 2 |
163.7 |
80 |
Comparative example 3 |
160.5 |
78 |
Comparative example 4 |
152.4 |
72 |
Comparative example 5 |
165.3 |
84 |
As can be seen from Table 1, the specific discharge capacity at 0.2C and the discharge capacity retention rate at-20 ℃ of examples 1-3 are both higher than those of comparative examples 1-5, which demonstrates that the method of the invention can effectively improve the electrochemical performance of lithium iron phosphate materials and improve the low temperature performance thereof.
Although embodiments of the present invention have been disclosed above, it is not limited to the details and embodiments shown, it is well suited to various fields of use for which the invention is suited, and further modifications may be readily made by one skilled in the art, and the invention is therefore not to be limited to the particular details and examples shown and described herein, without departing from the general concepts defined by the claims and the equivalents thereof.