Facile Fabrication of FePO4–V2O5–Graphene Oxide Recovered From Spent LiFePO4 Batteries as High-Performance Cathode for Lithium/Sodium-Ion Batteries

The resource scarcity and pollution leakage risk caused by discarding the spent power lithium-ion batteries has aroused growing concern. Recovering and regenerating the cathode material from spent power lithium-ion batteries in an easy and environmentally friendly manner remains a significant challenge and an area of focus in battery research. Hence, a green and convenient method to recover FePO 4 from spent LiFePO 4 cathode powder by using Na 2 S 2 O 8 as an oxidizer and as cathode materials for lithium/sodium-ion batteries (LIBs/SIBs) is reported. Benefiting from the remarkable graphene oxide (GO) and vanadium oxide (V 2 O 5 ) coating, the regenerated FePO 4 –V 2 O 5 –graphene oxide (FePO 4 –V 2 O 5 –GO) is suitable for Li/Na storage (153 mAh g −1 at 0.2C/118 mAh g −1 at 0.5C). The high capacity retention, that stable for 300 cycles in LIBs and 300 cycles for SIBs, is also realized due to the stable structure. This work provides a green strategy for regenerating the cathode of spent lithium-ion batteries and designing cathodes of alkali metal ion batteries.