Journal
JOURNAL OF POWER SOURCES
Volume 416, Issue -, Pages 62-71Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpowsour.2019.01.080
Keywords
Lithium ion batteries; Anode materials; Fe2O3; Nanocrystals; Lithium storage performance
Funding
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [51464009, 51664012]
- Guangxi Natural Science Foundation of China [2017GXNSFAA198117, 2015GXNSFGA139006]
- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Electrochemical and Magnetochemical Functional Materials [EMFM20181102/EMFM20181117]
- Innovation Project of Guangxi Graduate Education of China [YCSW2018159]
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Nanostructured electrode materials have significant potential for boosting the electrochemical performance of secondary batteries. Fabrication of these nanomaterials with a facile and cost-effective route is crucial for their practical applications. Herein, alpha-Fe2O3 nanocrystals are prepared by a rather simple and low-cost one-step thermal decomposition method with FeSO4 center dot 7H(2)O and glucose as raw materials. When evaluated as anode material for lithium ion batteries, the alpha-Fe2O3 nanocrystals electrode exhibits a high reversible capacity of 1100 mAh g(-1) at 1 A g(-1) after 300 cycles; The long-term cyclability shows 690 mAh g(-1) at 3 A g(-1) after 800 cycles; Even when the current is increased to 10 A g(-1), a comparable capacity of 406 mAh g(-1) is retained. The microstructure and composition evolutions of the alpha-Fe2O3 electrode during cycling are analyzed by ex-situ field emission scanning electron microscope, transmission electron microscopy, Fourier transform infrared spectra, and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy measurements. It is evidenced that the reversible interfacial lithium storage and pulverization of alpha-Fe2O3 nanocrystals are contributors to the enhanced capacity upon long-term cycling. When applied in a full cell lithium ion battery, the alpha-Fe2O3 nanocrystals electrode still display a high capacity and good cycling stability.
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