1 State Key Lab of Structural Chemistry, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter and Graduate School of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou 350002, PR China.
LiMnPO4 with a morphology controlled by carbonate anions was prepared via a simple template-free hydrothermal reaction; the LiMnPO4 shows a promising electrochemical activity as cathode material for lithium ion batteries.