Abstract:In this study ,olivine LiFe0 .98 M0 .02 PO4/C(M= Ni ,Cr) composite cathode materials were synthe‐sized by the two‐step solid state reaction method in an inert atmosphere .The performances of the obtained materials were analyzed by XRD ,SEM and electrochemical tests .The results indicated that the structure of lithium iron phosphate was not changed ,while both its particle morphology (the particle size was re‐duced to 200nm) and conductivity of LiFe0 .98 M0 .02 PO4/C materials were improved by doping of small a‐mounts of Ni2+ ,Cr3+ .The better electrochemical performance for the doped materials was obtained than that of the pristine LiFePO4/C .When the material LiFe0 .98 Cr0 .02 PO4/C was charged‐discharged at 2 .5 -4.2 V ,the discharge capacity of 146 .7 mA · h · g -1 was exhibited initially and retained 98 .1, after 50 cy‐cles at 0 .2C ,and the 10 .0C discharge capacity was achieved to 116 .3 mA · h · g -1 .