Anovelin-situroutewasemployedtosynthesizeLiFePO4/carbon-nanofibers(CNFs)composites.Theroutecombinedhigh-temperaturesolidphasereactionwithchemicalvapordeposition(CVD)usingFe2O3andLiH2PO4astheprecursorsforLiFePO4growthandacetylene(C2H2)asthecarbonsourceforCNFsgrowth.ThecompositeswerecharacterizedbyX-raydiffraction(XRD),Brunauer-Emmett-Teller(BET)specificsurfacearea,fieldemissionscanningelectronmicroscopy(FE-SEM),andtransmissionelectronmicroscopy(TEM).Theelectrochemicalperformanceofthecompositeswasstudiedbygalvanostaticcyclingandcyclicvoltammetry(CV).Theresultsshowedthatthein-situCNFsgrowthcouldberealizedbythecatalyticeffectoftheFe2O3precursor.Thesampleafter80minCVDreactionshowedthebestelectrochemicalperformance,indicatingapromisingapplicationinhigh-powerLi-ionbatteries.
