The
carbon-coated LiMn0.5Fe0.5PO4@Li0.33La0.56TiO3 nanorod composites
(denoted as C/LMFP@LLTO) have been successfully obtained according
to a common hydrothermal synthesis following a post-calcination treatment.
The morphology and particle size of LiMn0.5Fe0.5PO4 (denoted as LMFP) are not changed by the coating.
All electrode materials exhibit nanorod morphology; they are 100–200
nm in length and 50–100 nm in width. The Li0.33La0.56TiO3 (denoted as LLTO) coating can facilitate
the charge transfer to enhance lithiation/delithiation kinetics, leading
to an excellent rate performance and cycle stability of an as-obtained
C/LMFP@LLTO electrode material. The reversible discharge capacities
of C/LMFP@LLTO (3 wt %) at 0.05 and 5 C are 146 and 131.3 mA h g–1, respectively. After 100 cycles, C/LMFP@LLTO (3 wt
%) exhibits an outstanding capacity of 106.4 mA h g–1 with an 81% capacity retention rate at 5 C, indicating an excellent
reversible capacity and good cycle capacity. Therefore, it can be
considered that LLTO coating is a prospective pathway to exploit the
electrochemical performances of C/LMFP.