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NEW JOURNAL OF CHEMISTRY
Volume 36, Issue 8, Pages 1589-1595Publisher
ROYAL SOC CHEMISTRY
DOI: 10.1039/c2nj40151g
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- National Basic Research Program of China [2010CB934700]
- NSFC [11079002, 20973019]
- Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities
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A novel alpha-Fe2O3/graphene composite is prepared by a simple in situ wet chemistry approach. The alpha-Fe2O3 particles with diameter around 130 nm are homogeneously anchored on graphene nanosheets to form a 3D quasi-laminated architecture. Such a well-organized flexible structure can offer sufficient void space to facilitate the electrolyte penetration, alleviate the effect of the volume change of alpha-Fe2O3 particles and avoid particle-particle aggregation during lithium insertion/desertion. In addition, graphene not only improves the electric conductivity of the composite electrode but also maintains the structural integrity of the composite electrode during long-term cycling. As anode material for Li-ion batteries, the alpha-Fe2O3/graphene composite electrode exhibits a stable capacity of 742 mAh g(-1) up to 50 cycles. The synthesis technique is suitable for practical large-scale production of graphene-based metal oxide composites as advanced electrode materials for rechargeable Li-ion batteries.
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