The invention discloses a method for preparing carbon-coated spherical nano
lithium iron phosphate by a
liquid phase method. According to the method, a
lithium iron phosphate powder body with an
olivine structure is quickly produced in a normal pressure
liquid phase, the nano
lithium iron phosphate powder obtained by the reaction is mixed with an organic
carbon source such as glucose, the
resultant product can be carbonized and spherized at high temperature within a very short time under the protection of
inert atmosphere to obtain the carbon-coated spherical nano
lithium iron phosphate with a small and uniform particle size, and the particle size range is 50nm to 300nm. The technical scheme of the invention is as follows: a certain-concentration mixed
aqueous solution of
ferrous salt and
phosphoric acid is prepared with an equimolar ratio, and is placed in a reactor, a high-boiling-point polar
organic solvent such as
dimethyl sulfoxide and
crystal growth inhibitor, such as
polyacrylamide, of 0.5-3% are added, and the volume ratio of the
aqueous solution to the high-boiling-point polar
organic solvent is 0.5-2:1; under stirring, a
lithium hydroxide solution with a certain concentration is added slowly until the pH value of a reaction solution is 6 to 7, and then the solution is heated to the
boiling point, and reacts under
reflux for 0.5 to 3h; the product is conventionally filtered, washed, and dried in a vacuum to obtain a nano-
lithium iron phosphate powder body; and then the generated nano-
lithium iron phosphate powder and the organic
carbon source such as the glucose are mixed and placed in a high-temperature furnace in which
inert gas is introduced to be used as protective gas, and under the condition that the temperature is controlled between 500 and 700 DEG C, the
resultant product is crystallized and spheroidized for 1 to 5h, and is cooled and then pulverized to obtain the product provided by the invention. The product provided by the invention is used for a
cathode material of lithium-
ion batteries.