The invention discloses a method for preparing
wafer-like
ferric phosphate, which comprises the following steps of: adding deionized water of which the pH value is pre-adjusted to 1 by
nitric acid into a reactor with stirring, then adding an
iron source into the reactor, completely dissolving the
iron source with the stirring, then adding a certain amount of
phosphoric acid or
phosphate,
urea and surfactant into the reactor respectively, adjusting the pH value of reaction solution by using the
nitric acid or
sodium hydroxide, heating the solution in the reactor to be between 80 and 100 DEG C, performing reaction for 1.5 to 3 hours within the temperature range to obtain a white suspension, cooling and filtering the suspension, washing a
filter cake by using the deionized water, and
drying the
filter cake for 3 to 6 hours in a baking oven at the temperature of between 102 and 120 DEG C to obtain
ferric phosphate powder. The product has good whiteness, is of
wafer shapes and has more uniform particle sizes; the average particle size is between 0.3 and 0.5 microns; and the tap density is more than or equal to 0.95g / cm3. The
discharge capacity of
lithium ferric phosphate, which is further synthesized by using the ferric phosphate prepared by the method as a
raw material and is taken as an
anode material of a
lithium ion battery, can reach more than 140mAh / g under the condition of 0.5C. The method has the advantages of short reaction time, simple process, high product purity, and more regular morphology, and is easy to realize industrialization.