The invention discloses a method for preparing
lithium iron phosphate serving as a
lithium ion battery
cathode material in an ionic eutectic mixture, which belongs to the technical field of preparation of electrochemical power supply materials. In the method, an ionic eutectic mixture obtained by compounding
urea /
carboxylic acid / alcohols with a
quaternary ammonium salt and organic amine or an organic alkali serving as a regulating agent is taken as a reaction
solvent as well as a template agent, and pure-phase
lithium iron phosphate with high crystalizing performance is directly obtained with an ionic
thermosynthesis method. Compared with synthesis of
lithium iron phosphate by taking an
imidazole ionic liquid as a
solvent, the method has the advantages of higher easiness in designing and synthesizing
quaternary ammonium cations with excellent template functions in the ionic eutectic mixture, effective adjustment and control of physical and chemical properties through a donor of
hydrogen bonds, low-price and readily available raw materials, environmental compatibility, biodegradability, insensitivity to water and greater convenience for using; compared with synthesis of
lithium iron phosphate with a high-temperature
molten salt method, the method has the
advantage of lower
melting temperature of the ionic eutectic mixture; and compared with synthesis of
lithium iron phosphate with a hydro-thermal method, the method has the
advantage of higher safety due to extremely low
steam pressure. The invention provides a novel method for preparing a lithium
iron phosphate cathode material. The method has a wide application prospect in the field of
lithium ion battery cathode materials.