LiFePO4　and　LiFePO4/C　cathodes　were　prepared　by　freeze-drying　technology.　The　as-prepared　powders　were　characterized　and　capacities　of　cathodes　were　investigated　LiFePO4　and　LiFePO4/C　had　small　particle　size　and　narrow　particle　size　distribution,　the　particle　size　of　LiFePO4/C　(174　5　nm)　was　smaller　than　that　of　LiFePO4.　The　capacity　of　LiFePO4/C　was　higher　than　that　of　LiFePO4　under　different　ratio,　the　capacity　of　fading　was　not　obvious　on　their　cycle　performances.　both　of　them　had　better　cycle　performance.　(C)　2010　Elsevier　B.V.　All　rights　reserved.