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Synthesis Of Cose2-Snse2 Nanocube-Coated Nitrogen-Doped Carbon (Nc) As Anode For Lithium And Sodium Ion Batteries, Jin Bai, Huimin Wu, Shiquan Wang, Guangxue Zhang, Chuanqi Feng, Hua-Kun Liu Jan 2019

Synthesis Of Cose2-Snse2 Nanocube-Coated Nitrogen-Doped Carbon (Nc) As Anode For Lithium And Sodium Ion Batteries, Jin Bai, Huimin Wu, Shiquan Wang, Guangxue Zhang, Chuanqi Feng, Hua-Kun Liu

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CoSe2-SnSe2/NC nanocubes (CSNC@NC) coated by nitrogen-doped carbon (NC) were synthesized successfully by an ordinary pyrazole polymerization and carbonization process. In comparison with bare CSNC, the CSNC@NC composite exhibited good structural stability and improved electrical conductivity when used as anode. The CSNC@NC electrode showed a stable Li storage capacity (730.41 mAh g−1 over 100 cycles at 0.2 A g−1) and excellent rate performance (402.10 mAh g−1 at 2 A g−1). For Na storage, the discharge capacity could be maintained 279.3 mAh g−1 over 100 cycles at 0.2 A g−1; the lower capacity than that for Li storage maybe caused by the …


In Operando Mechanism Analysis On Nanocrystalline Silicon Anode Material For Reversible And Ultrafast Sodium Storage, Lei Zhang, Xianluo Hu, Chaoji Chen, Haipeng Guo, Xiaoxiao Liu, Gengzhao Xu, Haijian Zhong, Shuang Cheng, Peng Wu, Jiashen Meng, Yunhui Huang, Shi Xue Dou, Hua-Kun Liu Mar 2018

In Operando Mechanism Analysis On Nanocrystalline Silicon Anode Material For Reversible And Ultrafast Sodium Storage, Lei Zhang, Xianluo Hu, Chaoji Chen, Haipeng Guo, Xiaoxiao Liu, Gengzhao Xu, Haijian Zhong, Shuang Cheng, Peng Wu, Jiashen Meng, Yunhui Huang, Shi Xue Dou, Hua-Kun Liu

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Presently, lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) are the most promising commercialized electrochemical energy storage systems. Unfortunately, the limited resource of Li results in increasing cost for its scalable application and a general consciousness of the need to find new type of energy storage technologies. Very recently, substantial effort has been invested to sodium-ion batteries (SIBs) due to their effectively unlimited nature of sodium resources. Furthermore, the potential of Li/Li+ is 0.3 V lower than that of Na/Na+, which makes it more effective to limit the electrolyte degradation on the outer surface of the electrode.[1] Nevertheless, one major obstacle for the commercial application …


Hierarchical Porous Nio/B-Nimoo4 Heterostructure As Superior Anode Material For Lithium Storage, Zhijian Wang, Shilin Zhang, Hai Zeng, Haimin Zhao, Wei Sun, Meng Jiang, Chuanqi Feng, Jianwen Liu, Tengfei Zhou, Yang Zheng, Zaiping Guo Jan 2018

Hierarchical Porous Nio/B-Nimoo4 Heterostructure As Superior Anode Material For Lithium Storage, Zhijian Wang, Shilin Zhang, Hai Zeng, Haimin Zhao, Wei Sun, Meng Jiang, Chuanqi Feng, Jianwen Liu, Tengfei Zhou, Yang Zheng, Zaiping Guo

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Ternary transition metal oxides (TTMOs) have attracted considerable attention for rechargeable batteries because of their fascinating properties. However, the unsatisfactory electrochemical performance originating from the poor intrinsic electronic conductivity and inferior structural stability impedes their practical applications. Here, the novel hierarchical porous NiO/β-NiMoO4heterostructure is fabricated, and exhibits high reversible capacity, superior rate capability, and excellent cycling stability in Li-ion batteries (LIBs), which is much better than the corresponding single-phase NiMoO4and NiO materials. The significantly enhanced electrochemical properties can be attributed to its superior structural characteristics, including the large surface area, abundant pores, fast charge transfer, and catalytic effect of the …


Phosphorus-Based Materials As The Anode For Sodium-Ion Batteries, Fuhua Yang, Hong Gao, Jun Chen, Zaiping Guo Jan 2017

Phosphorus-Based Materials As The Anode For Sodium-Ion Batteries, Fuhua Yang, Hong Gao, Jun Chen, Zaiping Guo

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Ultra-Light And Flexible Pencil-Trace Anode For High Performance Potassium-Ion And Lithium-Ion Batteries, Zhixin Tai, Yajie Liu, Qing Zhang, Tengfei Zhou, Zaiping Guo, Hua-Kun Liu, Shi Xue Dou Jan 2017

Ultra-Light And Flexible Pencil-Trace Anode For High Performance Potassium-Ion And Lithium-Ion Batteries, Zhixin Tai, Yajie Liu, Qing Zhang, Tengfei Zhou, Zaiping Guo, Hua-Kun Liu, Shi Xue Dou

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Engineering design of battery configurations and new battery system development are alternative approaches to achieve high performance batteries. A novel flexible and ultra-light graphite anode is fabricated by simple friction drawing on filter paper with a commercial 8B pencil. Compared with the traditional anode using copper foil as current collector, this innovative current-collector-free design presents capacity improvement of over 200% by reducing the inert weight of the electrode. The as-prepared pencil-trace electrode exhibits excellent rate performance in potassium-ion batteries (KIBs), significantly better than in lithium-ion batteries (LIBs), with capacity retention of 66% for the KIB vs. 28% for the LIB …


A Green And Facile Way To Prepare Granadilla-Like Silicon-Based Anode Materials For Li-Ion Batteries, Lei Zhang, Ranjusha Rajagopalan, Haipeng Guo, Xianluo Hu, S X. Dou, Hua-Kun Liu Jan 2016

A Green And Facile Way To Prepare Granadilla-Like Silicon-Based Anode Materials For Li-Ion Batteries, Lei Zhang, Ranjusha Rajagopalan, Haipeng Guo, Xianluo Hu, S X. Dou, Hua-Kun Liu

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A yolk-shell-structured carbon@void@silicon (CVS) anode material in which a void space is created between the inside silicon nanoparticle and the outer carbon shell is considered as a promising candidate for Li-ion cells. Untill now, all the previous yolk-shell composites were fabricated through a templating method, wherein the SiO2 layer acts as a sacrificial layer and creates a void by a selective etching method using toxic hydrofluoric acid. However, this method is complex and toxic. Here, a green and facile synthesis of granadilla-like outer carbon coating encapsulated silicon/carbon microspheres which are composed of interconnected carbon framework supported CVS nanobeads is reported. …


Si-Containing Precursors For Si-Based Anode Materials Of Li-Ion Batteries: A Review, Lei Zhang, Xiaoxiao Liu, Qianjin Zhao, Shi Xue Dou, Hua-Kun Liu, Yunhui Huang, Xianluo Hu Jan 2016

Si-Containing Precursors For Si-Based Anode Materials Of Li-Ion Batteries: A Review, Lei Zhang, Xiaoxiao Liu, Qianjin Zhao, Shi Xue Dou, Hua-Kun Liu, Yunhui Huang, Xianluo Hu

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Lithium-ion batteries with high energy density are in demand for consumer electronics, electric vehicles, and grid-scale stationary energy storage. Si is one of the most promising anode materials due to its extremely high specific capacity. However, the full application of Si-based anode materials is limited by poor cycle life and rate capability resulted from low ionic/electronic conductivity and large volume change over cycling. In recent years, great progress has been made in improving the performance of Si anodes by employing nanotechnology. The preparation methods are essentially important, in which the precursors used are crucial to design and control the microstructure …


Mos2 With An Intercalation Reaction As A Long-Life Anode Material For Lithium Ion Batteries, Zhe Hu, Qiannan Liu, Weiyi Sun, Weijie Li, Zhanliang Tao, Shulei Chou, Jun Chen, S X. Dou Jan 2016

Mos2 With An Intercalation Reaction As A Long-Life Anode Material For Lithium Ion Batteries, Zhe Hu, Qiannan Liu, Weiyi Sun, Weijie Li, Zhanliang Tao, Shulei Chou, Jun Chen, S X. Dou

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MoS2 with expanded layers was synthesized and characterized as an anode material for lithium ion batteries in an ether-based electrolyte by cutting off the terminal discharge voltage at 1.0 V to prevent a MoS2 conversion reaction. The as-prepared MoS2 achieved 96% capacity retention even after 1400 cycles and showed good performance in a full cell with LiCoO2 as the counter electrode.


Synthesis Of Different Cuo Nanostructures By A New Catalytic Template Method As Anode Materials For Lithium-Ion Batteries, Xiaohang Ma, Shuang Zeng, Bangkun Zou, Xin Liang, Jia-Ying Liao, Chunhua Chen Jan 2015

Synthesis Of Different Cuo Nanostructures By A New Catalytic Template Method As Anode Materials For Lithium-Ion Batteries, Xiaohang Ma, Shuang Zeng, Bangkun Zou, Xin Liang, Jia-Ying Liao, Chunhua Chen

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CuO powders composed of different rod-like clusters or dandelion-like nanospheres are prepared by a low-temperature thermal decomposition process of Cu(OH)2 precursors, which are obtained via a catalytic template method. A tentative mechanism is proposed to explain the formation and transformation of different Cu(OH)2 nanostructures. X-ray diffraction, thermogravimetric analysis, scanning electron microscopy, field-emission scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, infrared spectra analysis, Brunauer-Emmett-Teller measurements, and galvanostatic cell cycling are employed to characterize the structures and electrochemical performance of these CuO samples. The results show that these CuO samples obtained after 500 °C calcination have a stable cycling performance with a reversible …


3d Fe2(Moo4)3 Microspheres With Nanosheet Constituents As High-Capacity Anode Materials For Lithium-Ion Batteries, Hao Zheng, Shiqiang Wang, Jiazhao Wang, Jun Wang, Lin Li, Yun Yang, Chuanqi Feng, Ziqi Sun Jan 2015

3d Fe2(Moo4)3 Microspheres With Nanosheet Constituents As High-Capacity Anode Materials For Lithium-Ion Batteries, Hao Zheng, Shiqiang Wang, Jiazhao Wang, Jun Wang, Lin Li, Yun Yang, Chuanqi Feng, Ziqi Sun

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Three-dimensional (3D) Fe2(MoO4)3 microspheres with ultrathin nanosheet constituents are first synthesized as anode materials for the lithium-ion battery. It is interesting that the single-crystalline nanosheets allow rapid electron/ion transport on the inside, and the high porosity ensures fast diffusion of liquid electrolyte in energy storage applications. The electrochemical properties of Fe2(MoO4)3 as anode demonstrates that 3D Fe2(MoO4)3 microspheres deliver an initial capacity of 1855 mAh/g at a current density of 100 mA/g. Particularly, when the current density is increased to 800 mA/g, the reversible capacity of Fe2(MoO4)3 anode still arrived at 456 mAh/g over 50 cycles. The large and reversible …


Crystalline Tio2@C Nanosheet Anode With Enhanced Rate Capability For Lithium-Ion Batteries, Fan Yang, Yuxuan Zhu, Xiu Li, Chao Lai, Wei Guo, Jianmin Ma Jan 2015

Crystalline Tio2@C Nanosheet Anode With Enhanced Rate Capability For Lithium-Ion Batteries, Fan Yang, Yuxuan Zhu, Xiu Li, Chao Lai, Wei Guo, Jianmin Ma

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TiO2@C nanosheets have been obtained by a facile solvothermal method using titanate butoxide and hydrofluoric acid as precursors, followed by our novel carbon coating technique using oleic acid as the carbon source. The TiO2@C nanosheet anode shows a high discharge capacity of 145.8 mA h g-1 after 50 cycles and excellent rate capability.


Yolk-Shell Silicon-Mesoporous Carbon Anode With Compact Solid Electrolyte Interphase Film For Superior Lithium-Ion Batteries, Jianping Yang, Yunxiao Wang, Shulei Chou, Renyuan Zhang, Yanfei Xu, Jianwei Fan, Weixian Zhang, Hua-Kun Liu, Dongyuan Zhao, S X. Dou Jan 2015

Yolk-Shell Silicon-Mesoporous Carbon Anode With Compact Solid Electrolyte Interphase Film For Superior Lithium-Ion Batteries, Jianping Yang, Yunxiao Wang, Shulei Chou, Renyuan Zhang, Yanfei Xu, Jianwei Fan, Weixian Zhang, Hua-Kun Liu, Dongyuan Zhao, S X. Dou

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Silicon as an electrode suffers from short cycling life, as well as unsatisfactory rate-capability caused by the large volume expansion (~400%) and the consequent structural degradation during lithiation/delithiation processes. Here, we have engineered unique void-containing mesoporous carbon-encapsulated commercial silicon nanoparticles (NPs) in yolk-shell structures. In this design, the silicon NPs yolk are wrapped into open and accessible mesoporous carbon shells, the void space between yolk and shell provides enough room for Si expansion, meanwhile, the porosity of carbon shell enables fast transport of Li+ ions between electrolyte and silicon. Our ex-situ characterization clearly reveals for the first time that a …


A New Strategy For Achieving A High Performance Anode For Lithium Ion Batteries-Encapsulating Germanium Nanoparticles In Carbon Nanoboxes, Dan Li, Hongqiang Wang, Hua-Kun Liu, Zaiping Guo Jan 2015

A New Strategy For Achieving A High Performance Anode For Lithium Ion Batteries-Encapsulating Germanium Nanoparticles In Carbon Nanoboxes, Dan Li, Hongqiang Wang, Hua-Kun Liu, Zaiping Guo

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A novel strategy to improve the electrochemical performance of a germanium anode is proposed via encapsulating germanium nanoparticles in carbon nanoboxes by carbon coating the precursor, germanium dioxide cubes, and then subjecting them to a reduction treatment. The complete and robust carbon boxes are shown to not only provide extra void space for the expansion of germanium nanoparticles after lithium insertion but also offer a large reactive area and reduced distance for the lithium diffusion. Furthermore, the thus-obtained composite, composed of densely stacked carbon nanoboxes encapsulating germanium nanoparticles (germanium at carbon cubes (Ge at CC)), exhibits a high tap density …


Hollow Carbon Spheres With Encapsulated Germanium As An Anode Material For Lithium Ion Batteries, Dan Li, Chuanqi Feng, Hua-Kun Liu, Zaiping Guo Jan 2015

Hollow Carbon Spheres With Encapsulated Germanium As An Anode Material For Lithium Ion Batteries, Dan Li, Chuanqi Feng, Hua-Kun Liu, Zaiping Guo

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A novel composite consisting of hollow carbon spheres with encapsulated germanium (Ge@HCS) was synthesized by introducing a germanium precursor into the porous-structured hollow carbon spheres. The carbon spheres not only function as a scaffold to hold the germanium and thus maintain the structural integrity of the composite, but also increase the electrical conductivity. The voids and vacancies that are formed after the reduction of germanium dioxide to germanium provide free space for accommodating the volume changes during discharging-charging processes, thus preventing pulverization. The obtained Ge@HCS composite exhibits excellent lithium storage performance, as revealed by electrochemical evaluation.


Manganese Dioxide-Anchored Three-Dimensional Nitrogen-Doped Graphene Hybrid Aerogels As Excellent Anode Materials For Lithium Ion Batteries, Zhu Yin Sui, Caiyun Wang, Kewei Shu, Quan-Sheng Yang, Yu Ge, Gordon G. Wallace, Bao Hang Han Jan 2015

Manganese Dioxide-Anchored Three-Dimensional Nitrogen-Doped Graphene Hybrid Aerogels As Excellent Anode Materials For Lithium Ion Batteries, Zhu Yin Sui, Caiyun Wang, Kewei Shu, Quan-Sheng Yang, Yu Ge, Gordon G. Wallace, Bao Hang Han

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The capacity of manganese dioxide (MnO2) deteriorates with cycling due to the irreversible changes induced by the repeated lithiation and delithiation processes. To overcome this drawback, MnO2/nitrogen-doped graphene hybrid aerogels (MNGAs) were prepared via a facile redox process between KMnO4 and carbon within nitrogen-doped graphene hydrogels. The three-dimensional nitrogen-doped graphene hydrogels were prepared and utilized as matrices for MnO2 deposition. The MNGAs-120 obtained after a deposition time of 120 min delivered a very high discharge capacity of 909 mA h g-1 after 200 cycles at a current density of 400 mA g-1 …


Unique Urchin-Like Ca2ge7o16 Hierarchical Hollow Microspheres As Anode Material For The Lithium Ion Battery, Dan Li, Chuanqi Feng, Hua-Kun Liu, Zaiping Guo Jan 2015

Unique Urchin-Like Ca2ge7o16 Hierarchical Hollow Microspheres As Anode Material For The Lithium Ion Battery, Dan Li, Chuanqi Feng, Hua-Kun Liu, Zaiping Guo

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Germanium is an outstanding anode material in terms of electrochemical performance, especially rate capability, but its developments are hindered by its high price because it is rare in the crust of earth, and its huge volume variation during the lithium insertion and extraction. Introducing other cheaper elements into the germanium-based material is an efficient way to dilute the high price, but normally sacrifice its electrochemical performance. By the combination of nanostructure design and cheap element (calcium) introduction, urchin-like Ca2Ge7O16 hierarchical hollow microspheres have been successfully developed in order to reduce the price and maintain the …


Growth Of Mos2@C Nanobowls As A Lithium-Ion Battery Anode Material, Chunyu Cui, Xiu Li, Zhe Hu, Jiantie Xu, Hua-Kun Liu, Jianmin Ma Jan 2015

Growth Of Mos2@C Nanobowls As A Lithium-Ion Battery Anode Material, Chunyu Cui, Xiu Li, Zhe Hu, Jiantie Xu, Hua-Kun Liu, Jianmin Ma

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Layered MoS2 has attracted much attention as a promising anode material for lithium ion batteries. The intrinsically poor electrical/ionic conductivity, volume expansion and pulverization, stress accumulation and unstable solid-electrolyte interface formation within MoS2 electrodes during the lithiation-delithiation process significantly result in their fast capacity fading, poor rate capability and cycle life. To address these critical issues, a novel nanobowl structure for MoS2 with a carbon coating (MoS2@C-400, 500, 600) is successfully fabricated by a facile solvothermal method, followed by a post-annealing process. The fabricated MoS2@C-600 and MoS2@C-500 exhibited high reversible capacities of 1164.4 and 1076.4 mA h g-1 at 0.2C, …


Α-Fe2o3/Graphene Nanocomposite As Anode Material For Sodium-Ion Batteries With Enhanced Capacity Retention, Zhijia Zhang, Yunxiao Wang, Shulei Chou, Huijun Li, Hua-Kun Liu, Jiazhao Wang Jan 2014

Α-Fe2o3/Graphene Nanocomposite As Anode Material For Sodium-Ion Batteries With Enhanced Capacity Retention, Zhijia Zhang, Yunxiao Wang, Shulei Chou, Huijun Li, Hua-Kun Liu, Jiazhao Wang

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Among the different energy storage systems, rechargeable lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) have been widely applied in various portable electronic devices due to their high energy densities, long cycle life, and lack of significant memory effect [1]. For wide-scale implementation of renewable energy, LIBs, however, face challenges related to their safety, lifetime, and cost. Based on the wide availability and low cost of sodium, sodium-ion batteries (SIBs) have the potential for meeting the demands of large-scale and sustainable applications. Many cathode materials have been proposed, whereas only a few anode materials have been investigated for SIBs [2]. The sodium ion (1.02 Å) …


A Germanium/Single-Walled Carbon Nanotube Composite Paper As A Free-Standing Anode For Lithium-Ion Batteries, Jun Wang, Jiazhao Wang, Ziqi Sun, Xuanwen Gao, Chao Zhong, Shulei Chou, Hua-Kun Liu Jan 2014

A Germanium/Single-Walled Carbon Nanotube Composite Paper As A Free-Standing Anode For Lithium-Ion Batteries, Jun Wang, Jiazhao Wang, Ziqi Sun, Xuanwen Gao, Chao Zhong, Shulei Chou, Hua-Kun Liu

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Paper-like free-standing germanium (Ge) and single-walled carbon nanotube (SWCNT) composite anodes were synthesized by the vacuum filtration of Ge/SWCNT composites, which were prepared by a facile aqueous-based method. The samples were characterized by X-ray diffraction, field emission scanning electron microscopy, and transmission electron microscopy. Electrochemical measurements demonstrate that the Ge/SWCNT composite paper anode with the weight percentage of 32% Ge delivered a specific discharge capacity of 417 mA h g−1 after 40 cycles at a current density of 25 mA g−1, 117% higher than the pure SWCNT paper anode. The SWCNTs not only function as a flexible mechanical support for …


Pristine Organo-Imido Polyoxometalates As An Anode For Lithium Ion Batteries, Rao Naumaan Nasim Khan, Nasir Mahmood, Chunlin Lv, Guohui Sima, Jin Zhang, Jian Hao, Yanglong Hou, Yongge Wei Jan 2014

Pristine Organo-Imido Polyoxometalates As An Anode For Lithium Ion Batteries, Rao Naumaan Nasim Khan, Nasir Mahmood, Chunlin Lv, Guohui Sima, Jin Zhang, Jian Hao, Yanglong Hou, Yongge Wei

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Here we have designed a strategy to improve the electronic conductivities of polyoxometalates (POMs) via property-oriented organic grafting for use in lithium-ion batteries (LIBs). POMs usually exhibit limited electronic conductivity that hinders their use in electronic applications. Organic grafting of POMs defines a valuable path for improving electronic conductivities of POMs, due to the enhanced metal to ligand charge transfer (MLCT) via d-π electronic interactions, and results in their feasible application in LIBs. Comparative practical and theoretical study of the effect of functional groups revealed that grafting of the remote electron withdrawing group (-SCN) on POMs via organo-imidoylization along with …


Hollow Structured Li3vo4 Wrapped With Graphene Nanosheets In Situ Prepared By One-Pot Template-Free Method As An Anode For Lithium-Ion Batteries, Yi Shi, Jia-Zhao Wang, Shulei Chou, David Wexler, Hui-Jun Li, Kiyoshi Ozawa, Hua-Kun Liu, Yu-Ping Wu Jan 2013

Hollow Structured Li3vo4 Wrapped With Graphene Nanosheets In Situ Prepared By One-Pot Template-Free Method As An Anode For Lithium-Ion Batteries, Yi Shi, Jia-Zhao Wang, Shulei Chou, David Wexler, Hui-Jun Li, Kiyoshi Ozawa, Hua-Kun Liu, Yu-Ping Wu

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To explore good anode materials of high safety, high reversible capacity, good cycling, and excellent rate capability, a Li3VO4 microbox with wall thickness of 40 nm was prepared by a one-pot and template-free in situ hydrothermal method. In addition, its composite with graphene nanosheets of about six layers of graphene was achieved. Both of them, especially the Li3VO4/graphene nanosheets composite, show superior electrochemical performance to the formerly reported vanadium-based anode materials. The composite shows a reversible capacity of 223 mAh g−1 even at 20C (1C = 400 mAh g−1). After 500 cycles at 10C there is no evident capacity fading.


Nanocomposites Of Silicon And Carbon Derived From Coal Tar Pitch: Cheap Anode Materials For Lithium-Ion Batteries With Long Cycle Life And Enhanced Capacity, Yun-Xiao Wang, Shulei Chou, Hua-Kun Liu, S X. Dou Jan 2013

Nanocomposites Of Silicon And Carbon Derived From Coal Tar Pitch: Cheap Anode Materials For Lithium-Ion Batteries With Long Cycle Life And Enhanced Capacity, Yun-Xiao Wang, Shulei Chou, Hua-Kun Liu, S X. Dou

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From energy and environmental consideration, an industrial waste product, coal tar pitch (CTP), is used as the carbon source for Si/AC composite. We exploited a facile sintering method to largely scale up Si/amorphous carbon nanocomposite. The composites with 20 wt.% silicon with PVdF binder exhibited stable lithium storage ability for prolonged cycling. The composite anode delivered a capacity of 400.3 mAh g−1 with a high capacity retention of 71.3% after 1000 cycles. Various methods are used to investigate the reason for the outstanding cyclability. The results indicate that the silicon nanoparticles are wrapped by amorphous SiOx and AC in Si/AC …


A Hybrid Electrolyte Energy Storage Device With High Energy And Long Life Using Lithium Anode And Mno2 Nanoflake Cathode, Shulei Chou, Yun-Xiao Wang, Jiantie Xu, Jia-Zhao Wang, Hua-Kun Liu, S X. Dou Jan 2013

A Hybrid Electrolyte Energy Storage Device With High Energy And Long Life Using Lithium Anode And Mno2 Nanoflake Cathode, Shulei Chou, Yun-Xiao Wang, Jiantie Xu, Jia-Zhao Wang, Hua-Kun Liu, S X. Dou

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A hybrid electrolyte energy storage system combining the features of supercapacitors and lithium batteries has been constructed. It consists of MnO2 nanoflakes in 1 M Li2SO4 aqueous electrolyte as the cathode and lithium foil in ionic liquid (1 M lithium bis(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)imide (LiNTf2) in N-methyl-N-propyl pyrrolidinium bis(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)imide ([C(3)mpyr][NTf2])) electrolyte as the anode, separated by a lithium super ionic conductor glass ceramic film (LiSICON). This system shows the advantages of both a supercapacitor (long cycle life) and a lithium battery (high energy), as well as low cost and improved safety due to the combination of ionic liquid and ceramic solid state electrolyte …


A Battery Composed Of A Polypyrrole Cathode And A Magnesium Alloy Anode-Toward A Bioelectric Battery, Yong Kong, Caiyun Wang, Yang Yang, Chee O. Too, Gordon G. Wallace Jan 2012

A Battery Composed Of A Polypyrrole Cathode And A Magnesium Alloy Anode-Toward A Bioelectric Battery, Yong Kong, Caiyun Wang, Yang Yang, Chee O. Too, Gordon G. Wallace

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A bioelectric battery can be implanted into the human body and relies on oxygen in the internal body fluid to produce electrical energy. In this work, a battery that uses polypyrrole doped with a biological polyelectrolyte (dextran sulfate, an anti-coagulant) as the cathode and bioresorbable Mg alloy (AZ61) as the anode was developed. This battery exhibited a discharge capacity of 565 mA h g-1 in phosphate buffered saline (PBS, pH = 7.4), a commonly used electrolyte in biological research; offering a specific energy density of similar to 790W h kg-1. The electrochemical properties of the cathode, anode …


Free-Standing Single-Walled Carbon Nanotube/Sno2 Anode Paper For Flexible Lithium-Ion Batteries, Lukman Noerochim, Jia-Zhao Wang, Shulei Chou, David Wexler Jan 2012

Free-Standing Single-Walled Carbon Nanotube/Sno2 Anode Paper For Flexible Lithium-Ion Batteries, Lukman Noerochim, Jia-Zhao Wang, Shulei Chou, David Wexler

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Free-standingsingle-walledcarbonnanotube/SnO2 (SWCNT/SnO2) anodepaper was prepared by vacuum filtration of SWCNT/SnO2 hybrid material which was synthesized by the polyol method. From field emission scanning electron microscopy and transmission electron microscopy, the CNTs form a three-dimensional nanoporous network, in which ultra-fine SnO2 nanoparticles, which had crystallite sizes of less than 5 nm, were distributed, predominately as groups of nanoparticles on the surfaces of singlewalled CNT bundles. Electrochemical measurements demonstrated that the anodepaper with 34 wt.% SnO2 had excellent cyclic retention, with the high specific capacity of 454 mAh g−1 beyond 100 cycles at a current …


Irradiation Si On Carbon Nanotube Paper As A Flexible Anode Material For Lithium-Ion Batteries, Shulei Chou, Mihail Ionescu, Jia-Zhao Wang, Brad Winton, Hua-Kun Liu Jan 2012

Irradiation Si On Carbon Nanotube Paper As A Flexible Anode Material For Lithium-Ion Batteries, Shulei Chou, Mihail Ionescu, Jia-Zhao Wang, Brad Winton, Hua-Kun Liu

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Silicon single walled carbon nanotube composite paper was modified by low energy ion implantation using 5i to obtain a flexible composite paper. Raman and FE-SEM results show that structure of SWCNT could be destroyed by the implantation. Electrochemical measurements display that the implanted SI can improve the specific capacity and the reversible capacity of CNT paper. After 50 cycles, the specific capacity of 5Hmplanted CNT paper is 30 per cent higher than the pristine CNT.


Sinteractive Anodic Powders Improve Densification And Electrochemical Properties Of Bazr0.8y0.2o3-O Electrolyte Films For Anode-Supported Solid Oxide Fuel Cells, Lei Bi, Emiliana Fabbri, Ziqi Sun, Enrico Traversa Jan 2011

Sinteractive Anodic Powders Improve Densification And Electrochemical Properties Of Bazr0.8y0.2o3-O Electrolyte Films For Anode-Supported Solid Oxide Fuel Cells, Lei Bi, Emiliana Fabbri, Ziqi Sun, Enrico Traversa

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The difficult sintering of BaZr0.8Y0.2O3-δ(BZY20) powders makes the fabrication of anode-supported BZY20 electrolyte films complex. Dense BZY20 membranes were successfully fabricated on anode substrates made of sinteractive NiO-BZY20 powders, prepared by a combustion method. With respect to traditional anode substrates made of powders prepared by mechanical mixing, the anode substrates made of the wet-chemically synthesized composite NiO–BZY20 powders significantly promoted the densification of BZY20 membranes: dense BZY20 films were obtained after co-pressing and co-firing at 1300°C, a much lower temperature than those usually needed for densifying BZY20 membranes. Improved electrochemical performance was …


Bi-2212 Based Anode Materials For Li-Ion Batteries, Matthew Lindsay, Hua-Kun Liu Jan 2007

Bi-2212 Based Anode Materials For Li-Ion Batteries, Matthew Lindsay, Hua-Kun Liu

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A number of studies have previously examined the insertion of lithium into superconductor Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8+δ(Bi-2212) materials. A maximum lithium uptake of two moles of lithium per mole of Bi-2212 was reported amongst these studies which corresponds to a capacity of 60 mAh/g. Two Bi-2212 materials are examined here an undoped Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8+δ and doped Bi2Sr2Ca0.3Y0.7Cu2O8 material. Both materials exhibitied a capacity of over 60 mAh/g in both the as produced stated and whn subjected to further …


A Study On The Charge-Discharge Mechanism Of Co3o4 As An Anode For The Li Ion Secondary Battery, Yong-Mook Kang, Min-Sang Song, Jin-Ho Kim, Hyun-Seok Kim, Min-Sik Park, Jai-Young Lee, Hua-Kun Liu, S X. Dou Jan 2005

A Study On The Charge-Discharge Mechanism Of Co3o4 As An Anode For The Li Ion Secondary Battery, Yong-Mook Kang, Min-Sang Song, Jin-Ho Kim, Hyun-Seok Kim, Min-Sik Park, Jai-Young Lee, Hua-Kun Liu, S X. Dou

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Co3O4 has shown acceptable electrochemical properties as the anode material of Li secondary batteries. In detail, its capacity reached about 700 mAh/g, twice as high as graphite, and 93.4% of initial capacity was retained after 100 cycles. EIS (electrochemical impedance spectroscopy) analyses revealed that after the 1st cycle, the insertion or extraction of Li ions in Co3O4 can occur homogeneously and reversibly (randless-like behavior, homogeneous mixture: Co + Li2O (in the state of Li insertion), Co3O4 (in the state of Li extraction)). In fact, the coulombic efficiency of Co …