Synthesis of nanosphere-like LiCoPO4 with excellent electrochemical performance via micro reactor assisted co-precipitation method

Li3PO4 and Co-3(PO4)(2)center dot 8H(2)O precursors, precipitated within a micro reactor using ethyl alcohol as anti-solvent, are sintered to form nanosphere-like LiCoPO4. Even without carbon coating, the resulting sample with 2.1 wt.% Li3PO4 existence presents surprisingly high initial discharge capacity (up to 164 mAh/g and 787 Wh/kg at 0.1C) and superior high rate performance (117 mAh/g and 561 Wh/kg at 5C).