Nature Communications (Aug 2022)

The role of solid solutions in iron phosphate-based electrodes for selective electrochemical lithium extraction

  • Gangbin Yan,
  • George Kim,
  • Renliang Yuan,
  • Eli Hoenig,
  • Fengyuan Shi,
  • Wenxiang Chen,
  • Yu Han,
  • Qian Chen,
  • Jian-Min Zuo,
  • Wei Chen,
  • Chong Liu

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-32369-y
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 1 – 11

Abstract

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Lithium extraction from dilute sources could help solve the lithium supply security issue. Here, the authors investigate the Li- and Na- ion co-intercalation behavior in iron phosphate electrodes and demonstrate the lithium selectivity control through intercalation kinetic manipulations.