a promising candidate for high rate applications due to its higher Li + diffusion effi ciency and intercalation potentials, resulting in improved electrochemical characteristics. [7][8][9][10] Another attractive feature of LVP is its amphoteric nature, so that it can hold more Li + ions and hence perform as an anode material. [ 11 ] There are reports suggesting that the diffusion coeffi cients of lithium metal phosphates such as LVP (10 −9 -10 −10 cm 2 s −1 ) are about fi ve orders of magnitude higher than the reported values for LiFePO 4 (10 −14 -10 −16 cm 2 s −1 ). [ 12 ] In addition to this, the solid solution nature of LVP during the discharge process prevents a jump in the voltage/composition curve. [ 13 ] On the downside, however, like most polyanion systems, the slightly distorted and separated VO 6 octahedra minimize the electronic conductivity of the compound (2.4 × 10 −7 S cm −1 at room temperature), which brings down its performance. [ 8,14 ] Various approaches have been suggested to mitigate this problem, such as nanostructuring, coating with a thin fi lm of carbon or some other conducting material, doping with secondary cations, etc. [ 9,15,16 ] Nanostructuring of electrode materials has been considered especially favorable, as it reduces the Li + diffusion length and enhances reaction interfaces. For instance, studies using LVP nanostructures have shown specifi c capacity as high as 131 mAh g −1 when cycled in the voltage range between 3.0 and 4.3 V at a 1 C rate. [ 14 ] Although nanostructuring LVP has many advantages, its tendency to agglomerate during processing reduces the reaction interfaces of the electrode, with the electrolyte eventually affecting the electrochemical properties of the device. [ 17 ] Coating the active material with a thin layer of carbon can improve the electronic conductivity, and hence provide a short charge transport distance and reduce the interparticle resistance. [ 9 ] It is a prerequisite that these coatings are thin and porous, as otherwise, the double layer mechanism of carbon will dominate the redox reactions due to underutilization of the core LVP. [ 15 ] Also, it has been proved that cation doping can effectively improve the electronic conductivity of LVP. For instance, Co 2+ (doping = 0.15) in the V sites improved the structural stability of the Li 3 V 2− x Co x (PO 4 ) 3 composite system and caused minimal volume changes during the reversible Li + extraction/insertion, resulting in enhanced cycling performance and a 9% improvement in the specifi c capacity as compared to the pristine undoped sample. [ 18 ] The improvement in the cycling stability (≈10%) and capacity (≈16%) in the case of Al doped LVP as compared to undoped samples was mainly due 3D lithium vanadium phosphate/reduced graphene oxide porous structures are prepared using a facile lyophilization process. The 3D porous nature of these lyophilized electrodes along with their high surface area lead to high rate capability and specifi c capacity. A high specifi c discharge capacity of ≈192 mAh g −1 is o...