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Construction of carbon nanoflakes shell on CuO nanowires core as enhanced core/shell arrays anode of lithium ion batteries.
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Electrochimica Acta . Oct2015, Vol. 178, p574-579. 6p. - Publication Year :
- 2015
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Abstract
- Tailored metal oxide/carbon composite structures have attracted great attention due to potential synergistic effects and enhanced properties. In this work, novel CuO/C core/shell nanowire arrays are prepared by the combination of electro-deposition of CuO and atomic-layer-deposition-assisted formation of carbon nanoflakes shell. The CuO nanowires with diameters of ∼200 nm are homogenously coated by carbon nanoflakes shell. When evaluated as anode materials for lithium ion batteries (LIBs), compared to the unmodified CuO nanowire arrays, the CuO/C core/shell nanowire arrays exhibit improved electrochemical performances with higher capacity, better electrochemical reactivity and high-rate capability as well as superior cycling life (610 mAh g −1 at 0.5C after 290 cycles). The enhanced electrochemical performance is mainly attributed to the introduction of carbon flake shell in the core/shell nanowire arrays structure, which provides higher active material-electrolyte contact area, improved electrical conductivity, and better accommodation of volume change. The proposed method provides a new way for fabrication of high-performance metal oxides anodes of LIBs. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00134686
- Volume :
- 178
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Electrochimica Acta
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 109495013
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.electacta.2015.08.055