Hierarchical structured graphene/metal oxide/porous carbon composites as anode materials for lithium-ion batteries
Abstract
As a novel anode material for lithium-ion batteries, CeO2 displays imperceptible volumetric and morphological changes during the lithium insertion and extraction processes, and thereby exhibits good cycling stability. However, the low theoretical capacity and poor electronic conductivity of CeO2 hinder its practical application. In contrast, Co3O4 possesses high theoretical capacity, but undergoes huge volume change during cycling. To overcome these issues, CeO2 and Co3O4 nanoparticles are formed inside the pores of CMK-3 and display various electrochemical behaviors due to the different morphological structures of CeO2 and Co3O4 within CMK-3. Moreover, the graphene/metal oxide/CMK-3 composites with a hierarchical structure are then prepared and exhibit better electrochemical performances than metal oxides with or without CMK-3. This novel synthesis strategy is hopefully employed in the electrode materials design for Li-ion batteries or other energy conversion and storage devices.
Citation
Guo , R , Yue , W , Ren , Y & Zhou , W 2016 , ' Hierarchical structured graphene/metal oxide/porous carbon composites as anode materials for lithium-ion batteries ' , Materials Research Bulletin , vol. 73 , pp. 102-110 . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.materresbull.2015.08.027
Publication
Materials Research Bulletin
Status
Peer reviewed
ISSN
0025-5408Type
Journal article
Description
This work was financially supported by the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities, and National Natural Science Foundation of China (21101014 and 21273022).Collections
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