摘要

The structural features and electrochemical properties of two new silver iron(III) vanadates have been determined, and their relevance to cathode materials for primary lithium battery devices is reported. Ag3Fe(VO4)(2) (SFVO-1) and AgFeV2O7 (SFVO-2) were isolated via a pseudoternary (Ag2O-Fe2O3-V2O5) system at 600 degrees C. The crystallographic data of the phases are the following: Ag3Fe(VO4)(2) monoclinic C2/c (no. 15), a = 9.771(2) angstrom, b = 5.153(1) angstrom, c.= 14.325(3) angstrom, beta = 93.8 5(3)degrees, V = 719.7(2) angstrom(3), Z = 4; AgFeV2O7, triclinic, P1 (no. 2), a = 5.603(1) angstrom, b = 7.485(2) angstrom, c = 7.644(2) angstrom, alpha = 65.07(3)degrees, beta = 89.48(3)degrees, gamma = 78.98(3)degrees, V = 284.4(1) angstrom(3), Z = 2. The single crystal X-ray diffraction studies show that the Ag+ cations reside in the open space of layered (SFVO-1) and channeled (SFVO-2) Fe-O-V frameworks. The extended electrochemical capacity above 2 V (vs Li/Li+) in these phases is consistent with their higher (Ag++Fe3+)/V5+ ratios, compared to the corresponding Ag+/V5+ in Ag2V4O11 (SVO). The discharge voltage of SFVO-1 exhibits a short initial plateau at similar to 3.15 V, corresponding to the reduction of 0.5 x [Ag(I) -> Ag(0)], followed by an abrupt drop to similar to 2.3-2.0 V where the remaining silver (2.5 equiv Li) and some of the framework iron (0.8 equiv Li) are reduced. SFVO-2 has a nominal capacity of 293 mA h/g exhibiting several plateaulike features between 2.5 and 2.0 V. SFVO-1,2 represents the first family of silver iron(III) vanadate phases that have been systematically investigated.

  • 出版日期2010-2-9