Preparation of high performance carbon-coated LiMnPO4 nanocomposite by an acetate-assisted antisolvent precipitation method

► A novel antisolvent precipitation method is developed to synthesize LiMnPO4 material. ► The precursor is composed of Mn3(PO4)2 and Li3PO4 nanoparticles. ► The carbon-coated LiMnPO4 with the particle size of 60 nm is obtained. ► The C-LiMnPO4 material exhibits excellent rate capability and stable cyclability.