Chinese Journal of Applied Chemistry ›› 2019, Vol. 36 ›› Issue (8): 924-931.DOI: 10.11944/j.issn.1000-0518.2019.08.190097

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Low Temperature Synthesis and Characterization of Rod-Shaped LiZnPO4

SUN Rongrong, WANG Liqiu   

  1. State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals,Department of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering,Dalian University of Technology,Dalian,Liaoning 116024,China
  • Received:2019-04-10 Accepted:2019-05-27 Published:2019-08-01 Online:2019-07-25
  • Contact: Liqiu WANG

Abstract:

The properties of LiZnPO4 are closely related to its morphology. The solid state method and the hydrothermal method are widely used for synthesis of LiZnPO4, neither has the advantage of controlling the morphology of LiZnPO4. In this paper, the rod-shaped LiZnPO4 was successfully synthesized by the modified precipitation method. The forming process, phases, microstructure and morphology of LiZnPO4 were investigated by thermogravimetry coupled with differential scanning calorimetry(TG-DSC), X-ray diffraction(XRD), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy(FTIR) and field emission scanning electron microscopy(FE-SEM). The effects of synthesis methods, calcination temperature and time, acid types on the morphology of LiZnPO4 were also explored. The results show that, compared with the solid state method, the modified precipitation method with acetic acid can not only effectively reduce the synthesis temperature of LiZnPO4 to 500 ℃, but also easily control the formation of rod-shaped LiZnPO4. LiZnPO4 can be obtained at 600 ℃ for 2 h by the modified precipitation method with acetic acid, which is regular in rod shape with good dispersibility, rectangular cross section and diameter of about 2 μm. In addition, it was found that the light response capacity of the rod-shaped LiZnPO4 was significantly enhanced compared with that of the LiZnPO4 particles without regular morphology.

Key words: lithium zinc phosphate, precipitation method, solid state method