Nano and Submicron Olivine Synthesized by Hydrothermal Process

Abstract

Development of cobalt free olivine material as a cathode for lithium ion battery was carried out. Especially, in this study, Mn substituted olivine was synthesized by hydrothermal process. With the reaction conditions, such as hydrothermal reaction temperature and times, the morphology and particle size were variable. Under the optimum synthetic condition, finer olivine particle was obtained by hydrothermal process. In addition, the effect of Mn addition on the microstructure of olivine was investigated.