Natural halloysite nanotubes (HNTs) were purchased from Hunan Xianglei Kaolin Industrial Co., Ltd. Hydrochloric acid (HCl, 36%) and N-methylpyrrolidone (NMP, 99.89%) were obtained from Xilong Science Co., Ltd. Polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF, 99.95%) and acetylene black (99.95%) were provided by Cyber Electrochemical Materials Network. A commercial polypropylene (PP) separator (Celgard 2500) was purchased from Celgard Company (USA). A LiFePO4 powder was purchased from Pulead Technology Industry Co., Ltd. A lithium plate was obtained from China Energy Lithium Co., Ltd. An electrolyte solution (1 M lithium bis(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)imide (LiTFSI) solution in 1,2-dimethoxyethane (DME) and 1,3-dioxolane (DOL) in a volume ratio of 1 : 1 + 2% LiNO3) was supplied by Shanghai Songjing New Energy Technology Co., Ltd.
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