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CHEMISTRY-A EUROPEAN JOURNAL
Volume 21, Issue 37, Pages 13012-13019Publisher
WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH
DOI: 10.1002/chem.201501876
Keywords
anodes; hierarchical microrods; Li-ion batteries; mesoporous; ZnFe2O4
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Funding
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [51202004, 51572005, 51502003]
- Anhui Province Funds for Distinguished Young Scientists [1508085J09]
- Natural Science Foundation of Anhui Province [1508085ME106, KJ2013A051]
- Foundation for Young Talents in College of Anhui Province
- CAS Key Laboratory of Materials for Energy Conversion [2014001]
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In the work, a facile and green two-step synthetic strategy was purposefully developed to efficiently fabricate hierarchical shuttle-shaped mesoporous ZnFe2O4 microrods (MRs) with a high tap density of approximate to 0.85gcm(3), which were assembled by 1D nanofiber (NF) subunits, and further utilized as a long-life anode for advanced Li-ion batteries. The significant role of the mixed solvent of glycerin and water in the formation of such hierarchical mesoporous MRs was systematically investigated. After 488 cycles at a large current rate of 1000mAg(-1), the resulting ZnFe2O4 MRs with high loading of approximate to 1.4mg per electrode still preserved a reversible capacity as large as approximate to 542mAhg(-1). Furthermore, an initial charge capacity of approximate to 1150mAhg(-1) is delivered by the ZnFe2O4 anode at 100mAg(-1), resulting in a high Coulombic efficiency of approximate to 76% for the first cycle. The superior Li-storage properties of the as-obtained ZnFe2O4 were rationally associated with its mesoprous micro-/nanostructures and 1D nanoscaled building blocks, which accelerated the electron transportation, facilitated Li+ transfer rate, buffered the large volume variations during repeated discharge/charge processes, and provided rich electrode-electrolyte sur-/interfaces for efficient lithium storage, particularly at high rates.
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