High-performance LiFePO4/C nanocomposites prepared from a micro-reactor based on an unusual water–oil system

Abstract

LiFePO₄/C nanocomposites were prepared from a facile clean micro-reactor based on the water–n-hexane–CTAB–Li₂CO₃–FeCl₃·6H₂O–H₃PO₄ system without using any expensive and sensitive Fe²⁺ salts or being under a reductive atmosphere. These materials show excellent reversible capacities of 142.2 and 57.1 mA h g⁻¹ at 0.1 and 10 C, respectively.