WO2022237545A1 - 磷酸铁锂及其制备方法与应用 - Google Patents

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WO2022237545A1
WO2022237545A1 PCT/CN2022/089583 CN2022089583W WO2022237545A1 WO 2022237545 A1 WO2022237545 A1 WO 2022237545A1 CN 2022089583 W CN2022089583 W CN 2022089583W WO 2022237545 A1 WO2022237545 A1 WO 2022237545A1
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  • the invention relates to the technical field of battery anode material manufacturing, in particular to lithium iron phosphate and its preparation method and application.
  • lithium-ion batteries have developed rapidly in recent years and have been widely used in mobile phones, computers, new energy vehicles and energy storage fields. Especially driven by the explosive growth of the new energy vehicle market, the rapid development of lithium batteries has led to increasingly fierce competition in the industry, and the gradual rise of local battery giants. Downstream new energy vehicles have entered the growth period from the introduction period. Factors such as subsidy decline and technical performance requirements have intensified the survival of the fittest in the battery industry, and the market concentration has increased. In such a highly competitive environment, it is extremely important to improve the cost performance of materials.
  • LiFePO 4 has the characteristics of wide source of raw materials, low price, good thermal stability, excellent cycle performance, outstanding safety performance and zero environmental pollution, making it an ideal electrode material in the field of electric vehicles.
  • the object of the present invention is to provide a lithium iron phosphate and its preparation method and application.
  • the preparation method can directly obtain nano-scale lithium iron phosphate, and reduce the crushing process and energy consumption in the manufacturing process.
  • the elements in the lithium iron phosphate are evenly distributed, and when it is used as an electrode cathode material, it has the effects of simple synthesis process, low cost, excellent gram capacity and rate performance.
  • the invention provides a kind of preparation method of lithium iron phosphate, and this preparation method comprises:
  • the intermediate product B is a lithium source nanoparticle with a core-shell structure coated with a polymer, and the polymer as a coating layer of the lithium source nanoparticle can effectively prevent the lithium source particle from forming in the subsequent synthesis of iron phosphate particles. Soluble in acidic environment.
  • Lithium source nanoparticles coated with a polymer layer can increase the number of nucleation points of iron phosphate, and generate more and smaller iron phosphate particles when the concentration of iron source and phosphorus source remains unchanged, and these iron phosphate particles adhere to On the surface of the lithium source particles coated with polymers, after the polymers are removed by calcination, the iron phosphate and the lithium source particles are fused, and sintered into a lithium iron phosphate material that is uniformly mixed with lithium, phosphorus, and iron elements, omitting the crushing operation Under certain circumstances, nano-scale materials can also be obtained, which helps to improve the gram capacity of lithium iron phosphate materials.
  • iron phosphate is generally synthesized first, and then lithium iron phosphate is synthesized.
  • the process of synthesizing iron phosphate generally includes solid-phase synthesis, drying, sintering, and crushing; the process of synthesizing lithium iron phosphate generally includes Mixing (including iron phosphate raw materials), sanding, drying, etc.
  • the present invention synthesizes lithium iron phosphate in the liquid phase, omits the grinding and pulverizing processes in the conventional process, simplifies the synthesis process to synthesis and drying, and has the technical effects of saving process, reducing energy consumption and low cost.
  • the lithium source generally includes one or a combination of two or more of lithium carbonate, lithium hydroxide, lithium chloride, lithium fluoride, lithium acetate, and lithium nitrate.
  • the lithium source is generally nanoparticles, and its particle size D50 is generally controlled to be 300nm-400nm.
  • the emulsifier in the above preparation method, can include anionic surfactant and/or nonionic surfactant, and the anionic surfactant can include sodium lauryl sulfate, and the nonionic surfactant Polyoxyethylene alkylphenol ethers may be included.
  • the mass ratio of the anionic surfactant to the nonionic surfactant is preferably (1-1.5):1, for example, it can be 1.5:1, 1:1 or 1.25:1, that is, the The emulsifier may include sodium lauryl sulfate and polyoxyethylene alkylphenol ether in a mass ratio of (1-1.5):1.
  • the molar ratio of the emulsifier to the lithium source is generally controlled to be (0.5-1):1.
  • the first polymerization reaction is a polymerization reaction initiated by free radicals, and the reaction temperature is generally controlled at 60-70° C., and the reaction time is generally controlled at 2-4 hours.
  • the first initiator used in the first polymerization reaction may include butyl acrylate and/or divinylbenzene, for example, in a molar ratio of (5-10):(90-95) (preferably 5:95) of divinylbenzene and butyl acrylate.
  • the molar ratio of the first initiator to the lithium source is generally controlled to be (0.5-1):1, for example, it can be controlled to be 0.5:1, 0.6:1, 0.7:1, 0.8: 1 or 1:1.
  • the molar ratio of the methyl methacrylate to the lithium source is generally controlled to be (0.05-0.5):1, for example, can be controlled to be 0.05:1.
  • the molar ratio of the methyl methacrylate, the crosslinking agent, and the second initiator is generally (1-2):0.5:(1-3), for example, it can be 1:0.5 :1, 1.1:0.5:1, 2:0.5:1.5, 1.5:0.5:3, 2:0.5:1, or 2:0.5:3.
  • the crosslinking agent generally includes divinylbenzene.
  • the second initiator in S2, generally includes one or a combination of two or more of ammonium persulfate, potassium persulfate and hydrogen peroxide.
  • the methyl methacrylate, the crosslinking agent and the second initiator are generally added in the intermediate product A in the form of a mixed solution of the three, and in the mixed solution, the crosslinking agent
  • the molar concentration of the second initiator can be 0.5%
  • the molar concentration of the second initiator can be 1-3%
  • the molar concentration of the methyl methacrylate can be 1-2%.
  • the reaction temperature of the second polymerization reaction is generally controlled to be 75-85° C.
  • the reaction time is generally controlled to be 4 hours.
  • the product after the second polymerization reaction is generally an emulsion, which generally needs to be cooled to room temperature (25°C), demulsified, washed with water, dried and other post-treatments to obtain the intermediate product B.
  • the demulsification can adopt ethanol, sodium chloride aqueous solution, potassium chloride aqueous solution. If ethanol is used for demulsification, the product after demulsification can be dried directly; if sodium chloride aqueous solution or potassium chloride aqueous solution is used for demulsification, the product needs to be washed with water until the product is tested with AgNO3 solution. The degree of Cl - is then dried.
  • the above-mentioned drying generally adopts the method of spray drying, and the drying temperature is generally 70-80°C.
  • the intermediate product B is specifically polymer-wrapped lithium carbonate nanoparticles, which have a core-shell structure, wherein lithium carbonate nanoparticles are used as the core during the subsequent synthesis of iron phosphate.
  • the polymer can effectively prevent the lithium carbonate core from dissolving in an acidic solution and ensure the normal nucleation of iron phosphate on the lithium carbonate surface.
  • a nanoscale lithium iron phosphate precursor in S3, can be generated during the third reaction process of the intermediate product B with an iron source and a phosphorus source.
  • iron phosphate nucleates in large quantities with polymer-coated lithium carbonate as the nucleation point, forming fine iron phosphate particles attached to the surface of lithium carbonate nanoparticles with a shell structure.
  • the temperature of the third reaction can be controlled to be 70-80°C, and the reaction time can be controlled to be 4h-8h.
  • an iron source and an oxidant are generally added to the intermediate product B in sequence and stirred rapidly to obtain a suspension, and then a phosphorus source is added to the suspension and stirred uniformly to obtain the intermediate product C.
  • adding the phosphorus source generally keep the pH of the reaction system at 2.1-2.3, then adding the phosphorus source may also include adding (generally slowly dropping) ammonia water (mass concentration generally ⁇ 6.5%). Dropping ammonia water can adjust the pH value to ensure uniform reaction speed and avoid excessive growth of iron phosphate.
  • the iron source generally adopts ferric salt, such as one or a combination of two or more of ferric chlorate, ferric sulfate, ferric nitrate and the like.
  • the molar ratio of the iron element in the iron source to the lithium element in the lithium source is generally controlled to be 1: (0.95-1.25), for example, it can be 1:1.25, 1:0.95 or 1: 1.
  • the molar ratio of the iron element in the iron source to the oxidant is generally controlled to be 1:(0.2-0.5), for example, it can be 1:0.5, 1:0.2 or 1:0.35.
  • the oxidizing agent generally adopts hydrogen peroxide, and the hydrogen peroxide can be a hydrogen peroxide solution with a mass concentration ⁇ 20%.
  • the phosphorus source is generally one or a combination of phosphoric acid (solution concentration generally ⁇ 75%), ammonium dihydrogen phosphate, ammonium phosphate, etc.
  • the molar ratio of the phosphorus element in the phosphorus source to the iron element in the iron source is generally controlled to be 1:(0.95-1), for example, 1:(0.95-0.98).
  • the reaction system of the intermediate product B, the iron source, the phosphorus source and the oxidizing agent is generally in the form of a suspension, and generally undergoes post-treatments such as filtration and water washing before being dispersed with a glucose solution. After washing with water, it is necessary to check that the product does not contain Cl - with AgNO 3 solution and that there is no SO 4 2- with Ba(NO 3 ) 2 .
  • the mass of glucose in the glucose solution is generally controlled to be 40%-50% of the mass of lithium carbonate, for example, it can be 40%, 45% or 50%.
  • the calcination process can remove the polymer layer between lithium carbonate and iron phosphate, so that lithium elements, iron elements and phosphorus elements can be fully contacted to form phosphoric acid with uniform element distribution. lithium iron.
  • the calcination temperature is 700°C-800°C, and the calcination time is 6h-10h.
  • the calcination process is generally carried out in nitrogen, neon, argon and other protective gases, generally high-purity nitrogen, high-purity neon, high-purity argon and the like.
  • the above-mentioned preparation method may include:
  • the present invention also provides a lithium iron phosphate prepared by the above preparation method.
  • the present invention further provides a positive electrode material, which includes the above-mentioned lithium iron phosphate.
  • the above-mentioned lithium iron phosphate as a positive electrode material has the properties of simple synthesis process, low cost, excellent gram capacity and rate performance.
  • the emulsifier can ensure that the lithium source nanoparticles are well coated by polymers, thereby forming lithium source nanoparticles with a core-shell structure coated with polymers. Particles, to avoid the dissolution of lithium source nanoparticles in acidic environment during the synthesis of iron phosphate.
  • the lithium source nanoparticles covered by polymers can provide more nucleation sites for the synthesis of iron phosphate, so that iron phosphate grows on the surface of lithium carbonate nanoparticles with a shell structure, increasing the number of nucleation of iron phosphate, forming Lithium carbonate nanocomposites with a shell structure coated with multiple nano-iron phosphates, and then the polymer shells are removed through the calcination process, so that lithium, iron, and phosphorus elements are fully mixed and sintered into phases, which improves the gram capacity of the material.
  • the above-mentioned process is carried out in the liquid phase, which is also conducive to the thorough mixing of the elements and the uniform distribution in the final product.
  • the reaction system is acidic by dripping ammonia water, and by controlling the drip rate of ammonia water, that is At the beginning of the third reaction, when the reactant concentration is low (less phosphorus source is added), the ammonia drop rate is slow, and when the reactant concentration is high in the later stage of the reaction, the ammonia drop rate is fast, which can ensure a stable reaction rate and uniform particle size distribution of the synthesized material.
  • the preparation method of lithium iron phosphate provided by the present invention can directly obtain nanoscale lithium iron phosphate without pulverizing the product, avoiding the large energy consumption caused by stirring and ball milling in the preparation process of conventional lithium iron phosphate cathode materials
  • the problem also reduces the drying and crushing of iron phosphate and the mixing and sanding of lithium iron phosphate, which greatly reduces the cost of material manufacturing.
  • the preparation method of lithium iron phosphate provided by the present invention has a simple synthesis process and low cost, and can obtain lithium iron phosphate with excellent gram capacity and rate performance.
  • FIG. 1 is a scanning electron microscope image of the lithium iron phosphate material prepared in Example 1 of the present invention.
  • FIG. 3 is the charging and discharging curves of lithium iron phosphate materials prepared in Example 1 and Comparative Example 1 of the present invention.
  • This embodiment provides a preparation method of lithium iron phosphate, the preparation method comprising:
  • the particle diameter is added in the emulsifier solution that is formed by sodium lauryl sulfate and polyoxyethylene alkylphenol ether after vacuum-drying the nano lithium carbonate of 400nm, keeps stirring; Then add butyl acrylate and divinylbenzene ( The two are used as the first initiator), the free radical is used to initiate the first polymerization reaction, the temperature of the first polymerization reaction is 70° C., and the time is 4 hours to obtain the intermediate product A.
  • the ratio of emulsifying agent and lithium carbonate mol ratio is 0.5:1;
  • the mass ratio of sodium lauryl sulfate and polyoxyethylene alkylphenol ether is 1.5:1, and the mol ratio of divinylbenzene in the first initiator is 5%, the mol ratio of the first initiator and lithium carbonate is 0.5:1.
  • the molar ratio of methyl methacrylate to lithium carbonate is 0.05:1, and the molar ratio of methyl methacrylate, divinylbenzene, and hydrogen peroxide is 1:0.5:1.
  • the nanoscale lithium iron phosphate precursor is calcined at 750°C for 10 hours to obtain a lithium iron phosphate material.
  • This embodiment provides a preparation method of lithium iron phosphate, the preparation method comprising:
  • the particle diameter is added in the emulsifier solution that is formed by sodium lauryl sulfate and polyoxyethylene alkylphenol ether after vacuum-drying the nano lithium carbonate of 400nm, keeps stirring; Then add butyl acrylate and divinylbenzene ( The two are used as the first initiator), the free radical is used to initiate the first polymerization reaction, the temperature of the first polymerization reaction is 70° C., and the time is 4 hours to obtain the intermediate product A.
  • the molar ratio of emulsifier to lithium carbonate is 0.5:1.
  • the mass ratio of sodium lauryl sulfate and polyoxyethylene alkylphenol ether is 1.5:1, and the mol ratio of divinylbenzene in the first initiator is 5%, and the mol ratio of the first initiator and lithium carbonate is 0.6: 1.
  • the molar ratio of methyl methacrylate to lithium carbonate is 0.05:1
  • the molar ratio of methyl methacrylate, divinylbenzene, and hydrogen peroxide is 1.1:0.5:1.
  • the nanoscale lithium iron phosphate precursor is calcined at 800° C. for 10 hours to obtain a lithium iron phosphate material.
  • This embodiment provides a preparation method of lithium iron phosphate, the preparation method comprising:
  • the mol ratio of emulsifier and lithium carbonate is 0.5:1.
  • the mass ratio of sodium lauryl sulfate and polyoxyethylene alkylphenol ether is 1:1, and the mol ratio of divinylbenzene in the first initiator is 5%, and the mol ratio of the first initiator and lithium carbonate is 0.6: 1.
  • the molar ratio of methyl methacrylate to lithium carbonate is 0.05:1
  • the molar ratio of methyl methacrylate, divinylbenzene, and hydrogen peroxide is 2:0.5:1.5.
  • the nanoscale lithium iron phosphate precursor in step 5 is calcined at 700° C. for 10 hours to obtain a lithium iron phosphate material.
  • This embodiment provides a preparation method of lithium iron phosphate, the preparation method comprising:
  • the molar ratio of emulsifier to lithium carbonate is 0.5:1.
  • the mass ratio of sodium lauryl sulfate and polyoxyethylene alkylphenol ether is 1.25:1, and the mol ratio of divinylbenzene in the first initiator is 5%, and the mol ratio of the first initiator and lithium carbonate is 0.7: 1.
  • the molar ratio of methyl methacrylate to lithium carbonate is 0.05:1
  • the molar ratio of methyl methacrylate, divinylbenzene, and hydrogen peroxide is 1.5:0.5:3.
  • the nanoscale lithium iron phosphate precursor in step 5 is calcined at 750° C. for 10 hours to obtain a lithium iron phosphate material.
  • This embodiment provides a preparation method of lithium iron phosphate, the preparation method comprising:
  • the molar ratio of emulsifier to lithium carbonate is 0.5:1.
  • the mass ratio of sodium lauryl sulfate and polyoxyethylene alkylphenol ether is 1:1, and the mol ratio of divinylbenzene in the first initiator is 5%, and the mol ratio of the first initiator and lithium carbonate is 0.8: 1.
  • the molar ratio of methyl methacrylate to lithium carbonate is 0.05:1, and the molar ratio of methyl methacrylate, divinylbenzene, and hydrogen peroxide is 2:0.5:1.
  • the nanoscale lithium iron phosphate precursor in step 5 is calcined at 750° C. for 10 hours to obtain a lithium iron phosphate material.
  • This embodiment provides a preparation method of lithium iron phosphate, the preparation method comprising:
  • the particle diameter is added in the emulsifier solution that is formed by sodium lauryl sulfate and polyoxyethylene alkylphenol ether after vacuum-drying the nano lithium carbonate of 400nm, keeps stirring; Then add butyl acrylate and divinylbenzene ( The two are used as the first initiator), the free radical is used to initiate the first polymerization reaction, the temperature of the first polymerization reaction is 70° C., and the time is 4 hours to obtain the intermediate product A.
  • the molar ratio of emulsifier to lithium carbonate is 0.5:1.
  • the mass ratio of sodium lauryl sulfate and polyoxyethylene alkylphenol ether is 1.5:1, and the mol ratio of divinylbenzene in the first initiator is 5%, and the mol ratio of the first initiator and lithium carbonate is 1: 1.
  • the molar ratio of methyl methacrylate to lithium carbonate is 0.05:1
  • the molar ratio of methyl methacrylate, divinylbenzene, and hydrogen peroxide is 2:0.5:3.
  • the nanoscale lithium iron phosphate precursor in step 5 is calcined at 750° C. for 10 hours to obtain a lithium iron phosphate material.
  • Figure 1 and Figure 2 are the SEM photographs of the lithium iron phosphate material prepared in Example 1 and Comparative Example 1 respectively, as can be seen from Figure 1, the lithium iron phosphate material particles prepared in Example 1 are small and uniform; as can be seen from Figure 2 , the particle size of the lithium iron phosphate material prepared in Comparative Example 1 was different, and the particle size distribution was not uniform.
  • the battery used in the embodiments and test examples of the present invention is a simulated battery assembled with the material prepared by the present invention as the positive electrode material, battery-grade lithium sheet as the negative electrode material, and lithium hexafluorophosphate as the electrolyte.
  • the window is 2.0-4.0V.
  • Fig. 3 is the deduction charging and discharging curve of the lithium iron phosphate material prepared in Example 1 and Comparative Example 1. It can be seen from Fig. 3 that the lithium iron phosphate prepared in Example 1 has a higher gram capacity and rate performance.

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Abstract

本发明提供了一种磷酸铁锂及其制备方法与应用。该制备方法包括:将锂源用乳化剂分散,然后加入第一引发剂进行第一聚合反应,得到中间产物A;将甲基丙烯酸甲酯、交联剂和第二引发剂的混合溶液加入中间产物A中,进行第二聚合反应,得到中间产物B;将中间产物B、氧化剂、铁源、磷源混合进行第三反应,得到中间产物C;将中间产物C用葡萄糖溶液分散,干燥,煅烧,得到所述磷酸铁锂。本发明还提供了上述制备方法得到的磷酸铁锂。本发明进一步提供了一种正极材料,其包括上述磷酸铁锂。上述制备方法能够直接获得纳米级磷酸铁锂,降低制造过程中的粉碎等工序和能耗。上述磷酸铁锂中元素分布均匀,其作为电极正极材料时具有良好的充放电性质。

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磷酸铁锂及其制备方法与应用
本申请是以CN申请号为202110526297.5,申请日为2021年5月14日的中国申请为基础,并主张其优先权,该CN申请的公开内容再次作为整体引入本申请中。
技术领域
本发明涉及电池正极材料制造技术领域,尤其涉及一种磷酸铁锂及其制备方法与应用。
背景技术
随着人类社会对能源与环保问题的重视,锂离子电池近年来快速发展,并在手机、电脑、新能源汽车及储能领域规模应用。尤其是在新能源汽车市场爆发式增长的推动下,带动了锂电池迅猛发展,行业竞争日演越烈,本土电池巨头的逐渐崛起。下游新能源汽车由导入期迈入成长期,补贴退坡、技术性能要求提升等因素加剧了电池行业优胜劣汰,市场集中度提升。在如此强烈的竞争环境下,提高材料性价比凸显出无比重要。
LiFePO 4具有原料来源广泛、价格低廉、热稳定性好、循环性能优异、安全性能突出以及环境零污染等特点,使之成为电动汽车领域的理想的电极材料。
目前在常规磷酸铁锂正极材料制备过程中,因搅拌、球磨产生较大的能耗;同时常规固相法合成磷酸铁锂过程存在原料混合不均的现象,导致材料烧结成本不纯,致使材料性能损失,故不断优化合成工艺,提高磷酸铁锂材料性价比尤为重要。
发明内容
为了解决上述问题,本发明的目的在于提供一种磷酸铁锂及其制备方法与应用,该制备方法能够直接获得纳米级磷酸铁锂,降低制造过程中的粉碎工序和能耗。该磷酸铁锂中元素分布均匀,其作为电极正极材料时具有合成工艺简单、成本低、克容量和倍率性能优异的效果。
为了达到上述目的,本发明提供了一种磷酸铁锂的制备方法,该制备方法包括:
S1、将锂源用乳化剂分散,加入第一引发剂进行第一聚合反应,得到中间产物A;
S2、将甲基丙烯酸甲酯、交联剂和第二引发剂的混合溶液加入中间产物A中,进行第二聚合反应,得到中间产物B;
S3、将中间产物B、氧化剂、铁源、磷源混合进行第三反应,得到中间产物C;其中,通过加入氨水使所述第三反应的反应体系的pH值保持为2.1-2.3;所述氨水的加入速度为:V=10t 2+5,其中,V为氨水的加入速度,单位为mL/min;t为氨水累计加入时间,单位为min;
S4、将中间产物C用葡萄糖溶液分散,干燥,煅烧,得到所述磷酸铁锂。
在上述制备方法中,中间产物B是由高分子包覆的核壳结构的锂源纳米颗粒,高分子作为锂源纳米颗粒的包覆层能够有效避免锂源颗粒在后续合成磷酸铁颗粒时在酸性环境中溶解。包覆有高分子层的锂源纳米颗粒可以增加磷酸铁的形核点数量,在铁源与磷源浓度不变的情况下,生成更多且更小的磷酸铁颗粒,这些磷酸铁颗粒附着在由高分子包覆的锂源颗粒的表面,通过煅烧去除高分子后,磷酸铁与锂源颗粒融合,烧结成锂、磷、铁元素均匀混合的磷酸铁锂材料,在省略了粉碎操作的情况下还能得到纳米级材料,有助于提高磷酸铁锂材料的克容量发挥。
在常规合成磷酸铁锂的工艺中,一般先合成磷酸铁、然后合成磷酸铁锂,其中,合成磷酸铁的工序一般包括固相合成,干燥,烧结,粉碎;合成锂酸铁锂的工序一般包含混料(包含磷酸铁原料),砂磨,干燥等。本发明通过在液相中合成磷酸铁锂,将常规工艺中的研磨、粉碎等工序省略,将合成工艺简化为合成和干燥,具有节约工序、降低能耗、成本低的技术效果。
在上述制备方法中,S1中,所述锂源一般包括碳酸锂、氢氧化锂、氯化锂、氟化锂、醋酸锂和硝酸锂等中的一种或两种以上的组合。所述锂源一般为纳米颗粒,其粒径D50一般控制为300nm-400nm。
在上述制备方法中,S1中,所述乳化剂可以包括阴离子表面活性剂和/或非离子表面活性剂,所述阴离子表面活性剂可以包括十二烷基硫酸钠,所述非离子表面活性剂可以包括聚氧乙烯烷基酚醚。在一些具体实施方案中,所述阴离子表面活性剂和非离子表面活性剂的质量比优选为(1-1.5):1,例如可以为1.5:1、1:1或1.25:1,即所述乳化剂可以包括质量比为(1-1.5):1的十二烷基硫酸钠和聚氧乙烯烷基酚醚。
在上述制备方法中,S1中,所述乳化剂与所述锂源的摩尔比一般控制为(0.5-1):1。
在上述制备方法中,S1中,所述第一聚合反应为游离的自由基引发的聚合反应,其反应的温度一般控制为60-70℃,时间一般控制为2-4h。
在上述制备方法中,S1中,所述第一聚合反应采用的第一引发剂可以包括丙烯酸丁酯和/或二乙烯苯,例如是摩尔比(5-10):(90-95)(优选5:95)的二乙烯苯与丙烯酸丁酯。
在上述制备方法中,S1中,所述第一引发剂与锂源的摩尔比一般控制为(0.5-1):1,例如可以控制为0.5:1、0.6:1、0.7:1、0.8:1或1:1。
在上述制备方法中,S2中,所述甲基丙烯酸甲酯与所述锂源的摩尔比一般控制为(0.05-0.5):1,例如可以控制为0.05:1。
在上述制备方法中,S2中,所述甲基丙烯酸甲酯、交联剂、第二引发剂的摩尔比一般为(1-2):0.5:(1-3),例如可以为1:0.5:1、1.1:0.5:1、2:0.5:1.5、1.5:0.5:3、2:0.5:1或2:0.5:3。
在上述制备方法中,S2中,所述交联剂一般包括二乙烯苯。
在上述制备方法中,S2中,所述第二引发剂一般包括过硫酸铵、过硫酸钾和双氧水中的一种或两种以上的组合。
在一些具体实施方案中,S2中,所述甲基丙烯酸甲酯、交联剂和第二引发剂一般是以三者混合溶液的形式加入中间产物A中,在该混合溶液中,交联剂的摩尔浓度可以为0.5%,第二引发剂的摩尔浓度可以为1-3%,所述甲基丙烯酸甲酯的摩尔浓度可以为1-2%。
在上述制备方法中,S2中,所述第二聚合反应的反应温度一般控制为75-85℃,反应时间一般控制为4h。
在本发明的具体实施方案中,S2中,第二聚合反应后的产物一般为乳状液,一般需要进行冷却至室温(25℃),破乳、水洗、干燥等后处理从而得到中间产物B。所述破乳可以采用乙醇、氯化钠水溶液、氯化钾水溶液。如果采用乙醇破乳,可以直接将破乳后的产物进行干燥即可;如果采用氯化钠水溶液、氯化钾水溶液破乳,则需要对产物进行水洗、直至用AgNO 3溶液检验产物中不含Cl -的程度再进行干燥。上述干燥一般采用喷雾干燥的方式,干燥的温度一般为70-80℃。
在本发明的具体实施方案中,S2中,所述中间产物B具体为高分子包裹的碳酸锂纳米颗粒,其具有核壳结构,其中,碳酸锂纳米颗粒作为内核、是后续合成磷酸铁过程中的形核点,高分子作为具有保护作用的外壳、能够有效避免碳酸锂内核在酸性溶液中发生溶解、保证磷酸铁在碳酸锂表面正常形核。
在本发明的具体实施方案中,S3中,所述中间产物B与铁源、磷源进行第三反应过程中可以生成纳米级磷酸铁锂前驱体。第三反应的过程中磷酸铁以高分子包覆的碳酸锂为形核点大量成核,形成细小的磷酸铁颗粒附着在具有壳结构的碳酸锂纳米颗粒表面。
在上述制备方法中,S3中,所述第三反应的温度可以控制为70-80℃、反应时间可以控制为4h-8h。
在一些具体实施方案中,S3中,一般是向中间产物B中依次添加铁源、氧化剂迅速搅拌获得悬浮液,再向悬浮液中加入磷源,均匀搅拌,得到中间产物C。具体地,在加入磷源时一般保持反应体系的pH值为2.1-2.3,则添加磷源时还可以包括加入(一般为缓慢滴加)氨水(质量浓度一般≥6.5%)的操作。滴加氨水可以调节pH值、以保证反应速度均匀、避免磷酸铁的生长过快。所述氨水的加入速度优选为V=10t 2+5,其中,V为氨水的加入速度,单位为mL/min;t为氨水的累计加入时间,单位为min。通过控制反应氨水的速度,即反应开始时浓度较高、滴加速度慢,后期反应物浓度低、滴加速度要快,可以保证反应速率的稳定,合成的材料粒度分布均匀。
在上述制备方法中,S3中,所述铁源一般采用三价铁盐,例如氯酸铁、硫酸铁、硝酸铁等中的一种或两种以上的组合。
在上述制备方法中,S3中,所述铁源中的铁元素与锂源中锂元素的摩尔比一般控制为1:(0.95-1.25),例如可以为1:1.25、1:0.95或1:1。
在上述制备方法中,S3中,所述铁源中铁元素与氧化剂的摩尔比一般控制为1:(0.2-0.5),例如可以为1:0.5、1:0.2或1:0.35。
在上述制备方法中,S3中,所述氧化剂一般采用双氧水,所述双氧水可以是质量浓度≥20%的双氧水溶液。
在上述制备方法中,S3中,所述磷源一般采用磷酸(溶液浓度一般≥75%)、磷酸二氢铵、磷酸铵等中的一种或两种以上的组合。
在上述制备方法中,S3中,所述磷源中的磷元素与所述铁源中的铁元素的摩尔比一般控制为1:(0.95-1)、例如为1:(0.95-0.98)。
在一些具体实施方案中,S4中,中间产物B、铁源、磷源和氧化剂反应后的体系一般为悬浮液形式,在用葡萄糖溶液分散前一般要经过过滤、水洗等后处理。经过水洗要达到用AgNO 3溶液检验产物中不含Cl -、且用Ba(NO 3) 2检验无SO 4 2-的程度。
在上述制备方法中,S4中,所述葡萄糖溶液中葡萄糖的质量一般控制为所述碳酸锂质量的40%-50%,例如可以为40%、45%或50%。
在本发明的具体实施方案中,S4中,所述煅烧过程可以去除碳酸锂与磷酸铁之间的高分子层,使锂元素、铁元素和磷元素之间充分接触,形成元素分布均一的磷酸铁锂。所述煅烧的温度为700℃-800℃,所述煅烧的时间为6h-10h。
在上述制备方法中,S4中,所述煅烧过程一般在氮气、氖气、氩气等保护气体中进行,一般为高纯氮气、高纯氖气、高纯氩气等。
在本发明的具体实施方案中,上述制备方法可以包括:
1、将锂源(碳酸锂、氢氧化锂、氯化锂、氟化锂、醋酸锂和硝酸锂中的一种或两种以上的组合)与乳化剂(十二烷基硫酸钠、聚氧乙烯烷基酚醚等)混合,得到锂源的乳化液,向其中加入第一引发剂(丙烯酸丁酯、二乙烯苯等),60-70℃进行第一聚合反应2h-4h,得到中间产物A,其中,锂源、乳化剂、第一引发剂的摩尔比(0.5-1):(0.5-1):1;
2、配制甲基丙烯酸甲酯、交联剂(例如二乙烯苯)、第二引发剂(过硫酸铵、过硫酸钾、双氧水等)的混合溶液,其中甲基丙烯酸甲酯、交联剂、第二引发剂的摩尔比一般为(1-2):0.5:(1-3),甲基丙烯酸甲酯与锂源的摩尔比一般为(0.05-0.5):1;向中间产物A中加入上述混合溶液,75-85℃进行第二聚合反应4h-8h,将反应后的乳液冷却、破乳,70-80℃真空干燥,得到高分子包覆的锂源纳米颗粒,即为中间产物B;
3、将中间产物B、氧化剂(双氧水等)、铁源(氯化铁、硫酸铁、硝酸铁等三价铁盐)混合,其中,锂源中锂元素、氧化剂、铁源中铁元素的摩尔比为(0.95-1.25):(0.2-0.5):1,迅速搅拌得到第一悬浮液;
4、向第一悬浮液中加入磷源(磷酸、磷酸二氢铵、磷酸铵等)并均匀搅拌,再加入氨水将溶液的pH值调节至2.1-2.3,70-80℃反应4h-8h,得到第二悬浮液,将第二悬浮液过滤、洗 涤,保证无Cl -和SO4 2-残留,得到中间产物C;其中,磷源中的磷元素与上述铁源中铁元素的摩尔比为1:(0.95-1),氨水滴加速度优选为V=(10t 2+5)mL/min、保证反应速度均匀;
5、将中间产物C分散至葡萄糖溶液中,70-80℃喷雾干燥,得到纳米级磷酸铁锂前驱体,将纳米级磷酸铁锂前驱体在高纯氮气、高纯氩气、高纯氖气惰性气氛中700-800℃煅烧6h-10h,去除锂源颗粒包覆的高分子、使锂、磷、铁元素充分接触,得到元素分布均匀的磷酸铁锂材料。
本发明还提供了一种磷酸铁锂,其是由上述制备方法制备得到的。
本发明进一步提供了一种正极材料,其包括上述磷酸铁锂。上述磷酸铁锂作为正极材料具有合成工艺简单、成本低、克容量和倍率性能优异性质。
本发明的有益效果在于:
1、在本发明提供的磷酸铁锂制备方法中,所述乳化剂可以保证锂源纳米颗粒被高分子很好地包覆,由此形成具有核壳结构的由高分子包覆的锂源纳米颗粒,避免在合成磷酸铁的过程中锂源纳米颗粒在酸性环境中溶解。所述由高分子包覆的锂源纳米颗粒能够为磷酸铁的合成提供更多的形核点,使磷酸铁依托壳结构的碳酸锂纳米颗粒表面生长,增加了磷酸铁的成核数,形成多个纳米磷酸铁包覆的具有壳结构的碳酸锂纳米复合体,然后通过煅烧过程将高分子壳去除,使锂、铁、磷元素充分混合、烧结成相,提高了材料的克容量发挥。上述过程在液相中进行,也有利于各元素之间充分混合、进而在终产物中分布均一。
2、本发明提供的磷酸铁锂制备方法中,在将磷源加入中间产物B、氧化剂、铁源的混合溶液中时,利用滴加氨水控制反应体系为酸性,通过控制氨水的滴加速度,即第三反应开始时反应物浓度较低(磷源加入少)时氨水滴加速度慢,反应后期反应物浓度高时氨水滴加速度快,能够保证反应速率稳定,使合成的材料粒度分布均匀。
3、本发明提供的磷酸铁锂的制备方法可以直接得到纳米级的磷酸铁锂,无需对产物进行粉碎,避免了常规磷酸铁锂正极材料制备过程中进行搅拌、球磨产生的较大能耗的问题,也减少了对磷酸铁干燥和粉碎以及对磷酸铁锂制成混料和砂磨的工序,大幅度降低材料制造成本。
4、本发明提供的磷酸铁锂制备方法合成工艺简单、成本低,能够获得克容量和倍率性能优异的磷酸铁锂。
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具体实施方式
为了对本发明的技术特征、目的和有益效果有更加清楚的理解,现对本发明的技术方案进行以下详细说明,但不能理解为对本发明的可实施范围的限定。
实施例1
本实施例提供了一种磷酸铁锂的制备方法,该制备方法包括:
1、将粒径为400nm的纳米碳酸锂真空干燥后加入由十二烷基硫酸钠与聚氧乙烯烷基酚醚形成的乳化剂溶液中,保持搅拌;然后加入丙烯酸丁酯和二乙烯苯(二者作为第一引发剂),利用游离的自由基引发第一聚合反应,第一聚合反应的温度为70℃、时间为4h,得到中间产物A。
其中,乳化剂与碳酸锂摩尔比之比为0.5:1;十二烷基硫酸钠与聚氧乙烯烷基酚醚的质量比为1.5:1,第一引发剂中二乙烯苯的摩尔比例为5%,第一引发剂与碳酸锂的摩尔比为0.5:1。
2、配制甲基丙烯酸甲酯、二乙烯苯(作为交联剂)和双氧水(第二引发剂)的混合溶液,将该混合溶液滴加至中间产物A中,85℃、4h进行第二聚合反应。将反应后得到的乳液体系冷却至25℃,用乙醇破乳,水洗、过滤、80℃干燥,得到高分子包覆的碳酸锂纳米颗粒,即为中间产物B。
其中,甲基丙烯酸甲酯与碳酸锂的摩尔比为0.05:1,甲基丙烯酸甲酯、二乙烯苯、双氧水的摩尔比为1:0.5:1。
3、向中间产物B加入氯化铁溶液,然后加入质量浓度20%的双氧水(氧化剂),迅速搅拌得到第一悬浮液。其中,氯化铁中铁元素与碳酸锂中锂元素的摩尔比为1:1.25,双氧水与氯化铁中铁元素的摩尔比为0.5:1。
4、向第一悬浮液加入磷酸溶液,均匀搅拌形成反应体系,再缓慢滴加氨水调节反应体系的pH值为2.3,期间控制氨水滴加速度为:V=10t 2+5(V为滴加速度,mL/min;t为累计滴加时间,min)。80℃反应4h,得到第二悬浮液。将第二悬浮液过滤,水洗数遍直至AgNO 3溶液检验产物中不含Cl -,即为中间产物C。其中,磷酸溶液中磷元素与氯化铁中铁元素的摩尔比为1:1。
5、将中间产物C分散至葡萄糖溶液中,其中,葡萄糖溶液中葡萄糖质量为碳酸锂质量的50%,经过喷雾干燥得到纳米级碳酸铁锂前驱体。
6、在高纯氮气氛围中,将纳米级磷酸铁锂前驱体进行750℃、10h煅烧,得到磷酸铁锂材料。
实施例2
本实施例提供了一种磷酸铁锂的制备方法,该制备方法包括:
1、将粒径为400nm的纳米碳酸锂真空干燥后加入由十二烷基硫酸钠与聚氧乙烯烷基酚醚形成的乳化剂溶液中,保持搅拌;然后加入丙烯酸丁酯和二乙烯苯(二者作为第一引发剂),利用游离的自由基引发第一聚合反应,第一聚合反应的温度为70℃、时间为4h,得到中间产物A。
其中,乳化剂与碳酸锂摩尔之比为0.5:1。十二烷基硫酸钠与聚氧乙烯烷基酚醚的质量比为1.5:1,第一引发剂中二乙烯苯的摩尔比例为5%,第一引发剂与碳酸锂的摩尔比为0.6:1。
2、配制甲基丙烯酸甲酯、二乙烯苯(作为交联剂)和双氧水(第二引发剂)的混合溶液,将该混合溶液滴加至中间产物A中,85℃、4h进行第二聚合反应。将反应后得到的乳液体系冷却至25℃,用NaCl水溶液破乳,水洗、用AgNO 3溶液检验产物中不含Cl -、过滤、80℃干燥,得到高分子包覆的碳酸锂纳米颗粒,即为中间产物B。
其中,甲基丙烯酸甲酯与碳酸锂的用量摩尔比为0.05:1,甲基丙烯酸甲酯、二乙烯苯、双氧水的摩尔比为1.1:0.5:1。
3、向中间产物B加入氯化铁溶液,然后加入质量浓度20%的双氧水(氧化剂),迅速搅拌得到第一悬浮液。其中,氯化铁中铁元素与碳酸锂中锂元素的摩尔比为1:1.25,双氧水与氯化铁中铁元素的摩尔比为0.5:1。
4、向第一悬浮液加入磷酸溶液,均匀搅拌形成反应体系,再缓慢滴加氨水调节反应体系的pH值为2.3,期间控制氨水滴加速度为:V=10t 2+5(V为滴加速度,mL/min;t为累计滴加时间,min)。80℃反应4h,得到第二悬浮液。将第二悬浮液过滤,水洗数遍直至AgNO 3溶液检验产物中不含Cl -,即为中间产物C。其中,磷酸溶液中磷元素与氯化铁中铁元素的摩尔比为1:1。
5、将中间产物C分散至葡萄糖溶液中,其中,葡萄糖溶液中葡萄糖质量为碳酸锂质量的50%,经过喷雾干燥得到纳米级碳酸铁锂前驱体。
6、在氮气氛围中,将纳米级磷酸铁锂前驱体进行800℃、10h煅烧,得到磷酸铁锂材料。
实施例3
本实施例提供了一种磷酸铁锂的制备方法,该制备方法包括:
1、将粒径为300nm的纳米碳酸锂真空干燥后加入由十二烷基硫酸钠与聚氧乙烯烷基酚醚形成的乳化剂溶液中,保持搅拌;然后加入丙烯酸丁酯和二乙烯苯(二者作为第一引发剂),利用游离的自由基引发第一聚合反应,第一聚合反应的温度为60℃、时间为2h,得到中间产物A。
其中,乳化剂与碳酸锂的摩尔比为0.5:1。十二烷基硫酸钠与聚氧乙烯烷基酚醚的质量比为1:1,第一引发剂中二乙烯苯的摩尔比例为5%,第一引发剂与碳酸锂的摩尔比为0.6:1。
2、配制甲基丙烯酸甲酯、二乙烯苯(作为交联剂)和双氧水(第二引发剂)的混合溶液,将该混合溶液滴加至中间产物A中,75℃、4h进行第二聚合反应。将反应后得到的乳液体系冷却至25℃,用NaCl水溶液破乳,水洗、用AgNO 3溶液检验产物中不含Cl -、过滤、70℃干燥,得到高分子包覆的碳酸锂纳米颗粒,即为中间产物B。
其中,甲基丙烯酸甲酯与碳酸锂的摩尔比为0.05:1,甲基丙烯酸甲酯、二乙烯苯、双氧水的摩尔比为2:0.5:1.5。
3、向中间产物B加入氯化铁溶液,然后加入质量浓度20%的双氧水(氧化剂),迅速搅拌得到第一悬浮液。其中,氯化铁中铁元素与碳酸锂中锂元素的摩尔比为1:0.95,双氧水与氯酸铁中铁元素的摩尔比为0.2:1。
4、向第一悬浮液加入磷酸溶液,均匀搅拌形成反应体系,再缓慢滴加氨水调节反应体系的pH值为2.1,期间控制氨水滴加速度为:V=10t 2+5(V为滴加速度,mL/min;t为累计滴加时间,min)。80℃反应4h,得到第二悬浮液。将第二悬浮液过滤,水洗数遍直至AgNO 3溶液检验产物中不含Cl -,即为中间产物C。其中,磷酸溶液中磷元素与氯酸铁中铁元素的摩尔比为1:1。
5、将中间产物C分散至葡萄糖溶液中,经过喷雾干燥得到纳米级碳酸铁锂前驱体;其中,葡萄糖溶液中葡萄糖质量为碳酸锂质量的40%。
6、在氮气氛围中,将步骤5的纳米级磷酸铁锂前驱体进行700℃、10h煅烧,得到磷酸铁锂材料。
实施例4
本实施例提供了一种磷酸铁锂的制备方法,该制备方法包括:
1、将粒径为350nm的纳米碳酸锂真空干燥后加入由十二烷基硫酸钠与聚氧乙烯烷基酚醚形成的乳化剂溶液中,保持搅拌;然后加入丙烯酸丁酯和二乙烯苯(二者作为第一引发剂),利用游离的自由基引发第一聚合反应,第一聚合反应的温度为65℃、时间为3h,得到中间产物A。
其中,乳化剂与碳酸锂摩尔比为0.5:1。十二烷基硫酸钠与聚氧乙烯烷基酚醚的质量比为1.25:1,第一引发剂中二乙烯苯的摩尔比例为5%,第一引发剂与碳酸锂的摩尔比为0.7:1。
2、配制甲基丙烯酸甲酯、二乙烯苯(作为交联剂)和双氧水(第二引发剂)的混合溶液,将该混合溶液滴加至中间产物A中,80℃、4h进行第二聚合反应。将反应后得到的乳液体系冷却至25℃,用KCl水溶液破乳,水洗、用AgNO 3溶液检验产物中不含Cl -、过滤、75℃干燥,得到高分子包覆的碳酸锂纳米颗粒,即为中间产物B。
其中,甲基丙烯酸甲酯与碳酸锂的用量摩尔比为0.05:1,甲基丙烯酸甲酯、二乙烯苯、双氧水的摩尔比为1.5:0.5:3。
3、向中间产物B加入氯化铁溶液,然后加入质量浓度20%的双氧水(氧化剂),迅速搅拌得到第一悬浮液。其中,氯化铁中铁元素与碳酸锂中锂元素的摩尔比为1:1,双氧水与氯酸铁中铁元素的摩尔比为0.35:1。
4、向第一悬浮液加入磷酸溶液,均匀搅拌形成反应体系,再缓慢滴加氨水调节反应体系的pH值为2.2,期间控制氨水滴加速度为:V=10t 2+5(V为滴加速度,mL/min;t为累计滴加时间,min)。80℃反应4h,得到第二悬浮液。将第二悬浮液过滤,水洗数遍直至AgNO 3溶液检验产物中不含Cl -,即为中间产物C。其中,磷酸溶液中磷元素与氯酸铁中铁元素的摩尔比为1:1。
5、将中间产物C分散至葡萄糖溶液中,经过喷雾干燥得到纳米级碳酸铁锂前驱体;其中,葡萄糖溶液中葡萄糖质量为碳酸锂质量的45%。
6、在氮气氛围中,将步骤5的纳米级磷酸铁锂前驱体进行750℃、10h煅烧,得到磷酸铁锂材料。
实施例5
本实施例提供了一种磷酸铁锂的制备方法,该制备方法包括:
1、将粒径为300nm的纳米碳酸锂真空干燥后加入由十二烷基硫酸钠与聚氧乙烯烷基酚醚形成的乳化剂溶液中,保持搅拌;然后加入丙烯酸丁酯和二乙烯苯(二者作为第一引发剂),利用游离的自由基引发第一聚合反应,第一聚合反应的温度为70℃、时间为4h,得到中间产物A。
其中,乳化剂与碳酸锂摩尔比为0.5:1。十二烷基硫酸钠与聚氧乙烯烷基酚醚的质量比为1:1,第一引发剂中二乙烯苯的摩尔比例为5%,第一引发剂与碳酸锂的摩尔比为0.8:1。
2、配制甲基丙烯酸甲酯、二乙烯苯(作为交联剂)和双氧水(第二引发剂)的混合溶液,将该混合溶液滴加至中间产物A中,85℃、4h进行第二聚合反应。将反应后得到的乳液体系冷却至25℃,用KCl水溶液破乳,水洗、用AgNO 3溶液检验产物中不含Cl -、过滤、80℃干燥,得到高分子包覆的碳酸锂纳米颗粒,即为中间产物B。
其中,甲基丙烯酸甲酯与碳酸锂的用量摩尔比为0.05:1,甲基丙烯酸甲酯、二乙烯苯、双氧水的摩尔比为2:0.5:1。
3、向中间产物B加入氯化铁溶液,然后加入质量浓度20%的双氧水(氧化剂),迅速搅拌得到第一悬浮液。其中,氯化铁中铁元素与碳酸锂中锂元素的摩尔比为1:1.25,双氧水与氯酸铁中铁元素的摩尔比为0.2:1。
4、向第一悬浮液加入磷酸溶液,均匀搅拌形成反应体系,再缓慢滴加氨水调节反应体系的pH值为2.1,期间控制氨水滴加速度为:V=10t 2+5(V为滴加速度,mL/min;t为累计滴加 时间,min)。80℃反应4h,得到第二悬浮液。将第二悬浮液过滤,水洗数遍直至AgNO 3溶液检验产物中不含Cl -,即为中间产物C。其中,磷酸溶液中磷元素与氯酸铁中铁元素的摩尔比为1:1。
5、将中间产物C分散至葡萄糖溶液中,经过喷雾干燥得到纳米级碳酸铁锂前驱体;其中,葡萄糖溶液中葡萄糖质量为碳酸锂质量的40%。
6、在氮气氛围中,将步骤5的纳米级磷酸铁锂前驱体进行750℃、10h煅烧,得到磷酸铁锂材料。
实施例6
本实施例提供了一种磷酸铁锂的制备方法,该制备方法包括:
1、将粒径为400nm的纳米碳酸锂真空干燥后加入由十二烷基硫酸钠与聚氧乙烯烷基酚醚形成的乳化剂溶液中,保持搅拌;然后加入丙烯酸丁酯和二乙烯苯(二者作为第一引发剂),利用游离的自由基引发第一聚合反应,第一聚合反应的温度为70℃、时间为4h,得到中间产物A。
其中,乳化剂与碳酸锂摩尔比为0.5:1。十二烷基硫酸钠与聚氧乙烯烷基酚醚的质量比为1.5:1,第一引发剂中二乙烯苯的摩尔比例为5%,第一引发剂与碳酸锂的摩尔比为1:1。
2、配制甲基丙烯酸甲酯、二乙烯苯(作为交联剂)和双氧水(第二引发剂)的混合溶液,将该混合溶液滴加至中间产物A中,85℃、4h进行第二聚合反应。将反应后得到的乳液体系冷却至25℃,用KCl水溶液破乳,水洗、用AgNO 3溶液检验产物中不含Cl -、过滤、80℃干燥,得到高分子包覆的碳酸锂纳米颗粒,即为中间产物B。
其中,甲基丙烯酸甲酯与碳酸锂的用量摩尔比为0.05:1,甲基丙烯酸甲酯、二乙烯苯、双氧水的摩尔比为2:0.5:3。
3、向中间产物B加入氯化铁溶液,然后加入质量浓度20%的双氧水(氧化剂),迅速搅拌得到第一悬浮液。其中,氯化铁中铁元素与碳酸锂中锂元素的摩尔比为1:1.25,双氧水与氯化铁中铁元素的摩尔比为0.5:1。
4、向第一悬浮液加入磷酸溶液,均匀搅拌形成反应体系,再缓慢滴加氨水调节反应体系的pH值为2.2,期间控制氨水滴加速度为:V=10t 2+5(V为滴加速度,mL/min;t为累计滴加时间,min)。80℃反应4h,得到第二悬浮液。将第二悬浮液过滤,水洗数遍直至AgNO 3溶液检验产物中不含Cl -,即为中间产物C。其中,磷酸溶液中磷元素与氯酸铁中铁元素的摩尔比为1:1。
5、将中间产物C分散至葡萄糖溶液中,经过喷雾干燥得到纳米级碳酸铁锂前驱体;其中,葡萄糖溶液中葡萄糖质量为碳酸锂质量的45%。
6、在氮气氛围中,将步骤5的纳米级磷酸铁锂前驱体进行750℃、10h煅烧,得到磷酸铁锂材料。
对比例1
按照锂元素、铁元素、磷元素的摩尔比为1:1:1称量碳酸锂、磷酸铁加入去离子水中,搅拌均匀后加入蔗糖,蔗糖的质量为产物磷酸铁锂理论质量的7%,球磨1h得到前驱体浆料;
2、将前驱体浆料砂磨至D50=400nm、D100≤4μm,喷雾干燥,得到前驱体材料,在高纯氮气气氛中750℃煅烧10h,得到磷酸铁锂材料。
测试例1
图1、图2分别实施例1和对比例1制备的磷酸铁锂材料的SEM照片,从图1可以看出,实施例1制备的磷酸铁锂材料颗粒小且均匀;从图2可以看出,对比例1制备的磷酸铁锂材料颗粒大小不一、且粒径分布不均匀。
本发明的实施例、测试例中采用的电池是以本发明制备的材料为正极材料,以电池级锂片为负极材料,以主成分为六氟磷酸锂为电解液进行组装的模拟电池,充放电电化学窗口为2.0-4.0V。图3为实施例1与对比例1制备的磷酸铁锂材料的扣电充放电曲线,从图3可以看出,实施例1相比对比例1制备的磷酸铁锂具有更高的克容量和倍率性能。
以上所述仅为本发明的优选实施例而已,并不用于限制本发明,对于本领域的技术人员来说,本发明可以有各种更改和变化。凡在本发明的精神和原则之内,所作的任何修改、等同替换、改进等,均应包含在本发明的保护范围之内。

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  1. 一种磷酸铁锂的制备方法,包括:
    S1、将锂源用乳化剂分散,加入第一引发剂进行第一聚合反应,得到中间产物A;其中,所述第一引发剂包括丙烯酸丁酯和二乙烯苯,所述第一聚合反应为自由基引发聚合反应;
    S2、将甲基丙烯酸甲酯、交联剂和第二引发剂的混合溶液加入中间产物A中,进行第二聚合反应,得到中间产物B;
    S3、先将中间产物B、铁源、氧化剂混合得到悬浮液,再向该悬浮液中添加磷源进行第三反应,得到中间产物C;
    其中,通过加入氨水使所述第三反应的反应体系的pH值保持为2.1-2.3;所述氨水的加入速度为:V=10t 2+5,其中,V为氨水的加入速度,单位为mL/min;t为氨水累计加入时间,单位为min;
    S4、将中间产物C用葡萄糖溶液分散,干燥,700℃-800℃煅烧6h-10h,所述煅烧在保护气体中进行,得到所述磷酸铁锂。
  2. 根据权利要求1所述的制备方法,S1中,所述锂源包括碳酸锂、氢氧化锂、氯化锂、氟化锂、醋酸锂和硝酸锂中的一种或两种以上的组合;
    和/或,S1中,所述锂源的粒径D50为300nm-400nm。
  3. 根据权利要求1所述的制备方法,S1中,所述乳化剂包括阴离子表面活性剂和非离子表面活性剂;所述阴离子表面活性剂和所述非离子表面活性剂的质量比为(1-1.5):1。
  4. 根据权利要求3所述的制备方法,其中,所述阴离子表面活性剂包括十二烷基硫酸钠;
    和/或,所述非离子表面活性剂包括聚氧乙烯烷基酚醚。
  5. 根据权利要求1所述的制备方法,其中,所述第一引发剂包括摩尔比为(5-10):(90-95)的二乙烯苯与丙烯酸丁酯。
  6. 根据权利要求1或2所述的制备方法,S1中,所述乳化剂与所述锂源的摩尔比为(0.5-1):1;所述第一引发剂与锂源的摩尔比为(0.5-1):1。
  7. 根据权利要求1-6任一项所述的制备方法,S1中,所述第一聚合反应的温度为60℃-70℃,所述第一聚合反应的时间为2h-4h。
  8. 根据权利要求1所述的制备方法,S2中,所述甲基丙烯酸甲酯与所述锂源的摩尔比为(0.05-0.5):1;所述甲基丙烯酸甲酯、交联剂、第二引发剂的摩尔比为(1-2):0.5:(1-3)。
  9. 根据权利要求1或8所述的制备方法,S2中,所述交联剂包括二乙烯苯;所述第二引发剂包括过硫酸铵、过硫酸钾和双氧水中的一种或两种以上的组合。
  10. 根据权利要求1、8或9所述的制备方法,S2中,所述第二聚合反应的温度为75-85℃,所述第二聚合反应的时间为4h-8h。
  11. 根据权利要求1所述的制备方法,S3中,所述铁源包括三价铁盐;所述三价铁盐包括氯化铁、硫酸铁、硝酸铁中的一种或两种以上的组合;
    所述氧化剂包括双氧水;
    所述磷源包括磷酸、磷酸二氢铵、磷酸铵中的一种或两种以上的组合。
  12. 根据权利要求1或11任一项所述的制备方法,S3中,所述铁源中的铁元素与锂源中锂元素的摩尔比为1:(0.95-1.25);
    所述铁源中铁元素与氧化剂的摩尔比为1:(0.2-0.5);
    所述磷源中的磷元素与所述铁源中的铁元素的摩尔比为1:(0.95-1)。
  13. 根据权利要求1、11或12任一项所述的制备方法,S3中,所述第三反应的温度为70℃-80℃、所述第三反应的时间为4h-8h。
  14. 根据权利要求1所述的制备方法,S4中,所述葡萄糖溶液中葡萄糖的质量为所述锂源质量的40%-50%。
  15. 一种磷酸铁锂,其是由权利要求1-14任一项所述的制备方法制备得到的。
  16. 一种正极材料,其包括权利要求15所述的磷酸铁锂。
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