A heterovalent
copper-doped
lithium cobalt phosphate cathode material and its preparation method are disclosed, belonging to the technical field of
lithium-
ion battery
cathode materials. The general
chemical formula of the heterovalent
copper-doped
lithium cobalt phosphate cathode material is LiCu. x Co 1‑x PO4, where 0 < x ≤ 0.1; it has an orthorhombic Pnma
olivine structure, Co 2+ The
cobalt phosphate material occupies the 4c site of the CoO6
octahedron;
copper is doped into the lattice as monovalent copper, and heterovalent cobalt sites are substituted. The method is as follows: First, lithium, copper, cobalt, and
phosphorus sources are mixed uniformly to obtain a precursor mixture; second, the precursor mixture undergoes a high-temperature
solid-state reaction under a protective
atmosphere, followed by
calcination at 600-800℃ for 4-8 hours; finally, it is cooled to
room temperature to obtain the
cathode material. This invention successfully activates the electrochemical activity of lithium
cobalt phosphate, significantly improving the initial charge-
discharge capacity compared to the pure phase; the heterovalent substitution-induced cobalt valence state change helps optimize the
electronic structure of the material and improve
conductivity; the preparation process helps reduce side reactions and
impurity phase formation, is simple, has good reproducibility, and is easy to scale up industrially.