A high-performance LiFePO 4 /C composite was synthesized by improved solid-state method using starch and PEG6000 as a complex carbon source. The raw materials were mixed by wet-mixing method using de-ionized water as medium. For comparison, a LiFePO 4 /C composite was prepared using PEG6000 as single carbon source. XRD results show that the sample prepared by improved solid-state method has ordered olivine structure and high purity due to the perfect mixing of the raw materials by wet-mixing method. Fine particles with an average particle size about 400 nm are examined by scanning electron microscopy (SEM). TEM observation illustrates that the complex carbon source leads to the homogeneous and complete carbon coating on LiFePO 4 particle surface, resulting in its uniform particle size distribution and enhanced electronic conductivity. All the above factors lead to the better room-temperature and low-temperature electrochemical performances of LiFePO 4 /C composite synthesized by improved solid-state method in both LiFePO 4 /Li half-cell and 18650 cylindrical full-cell. LiFePO 4 has been considered to be the preferred cathode material for electric vehicle battery due to its excellent properties, including high theoretical capacity, good cycling and thermal stability, environmental friendliness, 1-5 which are largely dependent on the synthesis methods. Up to now, the synthesis methods of LiFePO 4 can be roughly divided into solid-state method and liquid phase method, 6-10 and the former is considered to be most suitable for large-scale industrial production. However, the raw materials in solid-state method are generally mixed by solid-state mixing method with many disadvantages, such as long mixing time, mixing inequality and power-wasting, thus leading to impurity phase and uncontrollable particle size, which result in the worse electrochemical performance.11,12 But the wet-mixing method can make the raw materials mix in molecular-level, thus leading to sufficient reaction of raw materials and uniform carbon coating on LiFePO 4 particles, which result in fine particle size and excellent electrochemical performance. Currently, many researchers have synthesized LiFePO 4 materials by solid-state method using wet-mixing via adding a large number of volatile organic compounds to obtain good mixing effect at the cost of serious pollution and high cost. 13,14 Although the operation is simple and the cost is low when using water as medium, there must be a drying process, thus leading to bad mixing effect due to different density and solubility of various components, which results in the stratification and precipitation of components during drying process. Therefore, the wet-mixing method should be improved in order to achieve its application in industrial production.In this paper, the high-performance LiFePO 4 cathode materials were synthesized by improved solid-state method using starch and PEG6000 (polyethylene glycol, average molecular weight 6000) as a complex carbon source. The raw materials were mixed by wetmixing ...