First-principles study of lattice dynamics of LiFePO4

  • Siqi Shi*
  • , Hua Zhang
  • , Xuezhi Ke
  • , Chuying Ouyang
  • , Minsheng Lei
  • , Liquan Chen
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Lattice dynamics of lithium iron orthophosphate (LiFePO4) isostructural with olivine have been investigated using the first-principles calculations taking into account the on-site Coulomb interaction within the GGA + U scheme. Born effective charge tensors, phonon frequencies at the Brillouin zone center and phonon dispersion curves are calculated and analyzed. The Born effective charge tensors exhibit anisotropy, which gives a convincing evidence for the one-dimensional Li migration tunnel along the [010] direction in LiFePO4, which has been proposed by other theoretical calculations and experimental observation. The calculated phonon frequencies at the Γ point of the Brillouin zone show good agreement with the available experimental observations.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)4096-4100
Number of pages5
JournalPhysics Letters, Section A: General, Atomic and Solid State Physics
Volume373
Issue number44
DOIs
StatePublished - 26 Oct 2009

Keywords

  • First-principles calculations
  • Lattice dynamics
  • Lithium iron phosphate

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