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Ultrathin NiO nanoflakes perpendicularly oriented on carbon nanotubes as lithium ion battery anode

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 August 2013

Jialiang Zhong ,
Oh B. Chae ,
Wei Shi ,
Jianzhang Fan ,
Hongyu Mi  and
Seung Mo Oh
Jialiang Zhong
Affiliation:
School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xinjiang University, Urumqi 830046, People’s Republic of China
Oh B. Chae
Affiliation:
Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering and World Class University (WCU) program of Chemical Convergence for Energy & Environment (C2E2), Seoul National University, Seoul 151-744, Korea
Wei Shi
Affiliation:
School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xinjiang University, Urumqi 830046, People’s Republic of China
Jianzhang Fan
Affiliation:
School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xinjiang University, Urumqi 830046, People’s Republic of China
Hongyu Mi*
Affiliation:
School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xinjiang University, Urumqi 830046, People’s Republic of China
Seung Mo Oh*
Affiliation:
Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering and World Class University (WCU) program of Chemical Convergence for Energy & Environment (C2E2), Seoul National University, Seoul 151-744, Korea
*
a)Address all correspondence to these authors. e-mail: mmihongyu@163.com
b)e-mail: seungoh@plaza.snu.ac.kr
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Abstract

Core–shell nickel oxide/carbon nanotube (CNT) microwires, with interconnected nickel oxide nanoflakes (∼10 nm in thickness) vertically oriented on polymer-based CNTs, were synthesized by using low-cost starting materials and a scalable growth route. As revealed by morphological characterization, sheet–sheet and wire–wire interwoven of the composite constructed a porous structure. The composite as lithium ion battery anode exhibited high reversible capacity of 752 mAh/g at a current density of 100 mA/g over 30 cycles with 82% capacity retention. Even at high rate (1000 mA/g), the composite still delivered a high charge capacity (304 mAh/g) over 25 cycles. When the rate was reset to its initial value, 87.7% of the initial charge capacity was recovered. The composite showed remarkably enhanced performance compared to pure NiO, which was presumably due to the advantages of porous structure, oriented attachment, and attractive synergetic effect.

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compositeenergy storagemicrostructure
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Journal of Materials Research , Volume 28 , Issue 18 , 28 September 2013 , pp. 2577 - 2583
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2013 

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