Surfactant based sol–gel approach to nanostructured LiFePO4 for high rate Li-ion batteries

Abstract Porous nanostructured LiFePO4 powder with a narrow particle size distribution (100–300 nm) for high rate lithium-ion battery cathode application was obtained using an ethanol based sol–gel route employing lauric acid as a surfactant. The synthesized LiFePO4 powders comprised of agglomerates of crystallites