title: LiMnPO4 nanoplate grown via solid-state reaction in molten hydrocarbon for Li-ion battery cathode.
abstract: Electrochemically active LiMnPO(4) nanoplates have been synthesized via a novel, single-step, solid-state reaction in molten hydrocarbon. The olivine-structured LiMnPO(4) nanoplates with a thickness of approximately 50 nm appear porous and were formed as nanocrystals were assembled and grew into nanorods along the [010] direction in the (100) plane. After carbon coating, the prepared LiMnPO(4) cathode demonstrated a flat potential at 4.1 V versus Li with a specific capacity reaching as high as 168 mAh/g under a galvanostatic charging/discharging mode, along with an excellent cyclability.
authors.affiliation: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, 902 Battelle Boulevard PO Box 999, Richland, Washington 99352, USA.
authors.forename: Daiwon
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authors.lastname: Choi
authors.forename: Donghai
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authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: In-Tae
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authors.lastname: Xiao
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authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Vilayanur V
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authors.lastname: Viswanathan
authors.forename: Yun Jung
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authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Ji-Guang
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authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Gordon L
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authors.lastname: Graff
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authors.lastname: Yang
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