Journal
NANO RESEARCH
Volume 10, Issue 7, Pages 2364-2376Publisher
TSINGHUA UNIV PRESS
DOI: 10.1007/s12274-017-1433-6
Keywords
carbon-based metal oxide; metal-organic frameworks (MOFs); yolk-shell structure; lithium-ion batteries (LIBs); sodium-ion batteries (SIBs)
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Funding
- National Key Research and Development Program of China [2016YFA0202603]
- National Basic Research Program of China [2013CB934103]
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [51521001, 51272197]
- National Natural Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars [51425204]
- Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities [WUT: 22016III001, 2017IVA096]
- Foundation of National Excellent Doctoral Dissertation of PR China [2016-YB-004]
- China Scholarship Council [201606955096]
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Transition-metal oxides (TMOs) have gradually attracted attention from researchers as anode materials for lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) and sodium-ion batteries (SIBs) because of their high theoretical capacity. However, their poor cycling stability and inferior rate capability resulting from the large volume variation during the lithiation/sodiation process and their low intrinsic electronic conductivity limit their applications. To solve the problems of TMOs, carbon-based metal-oxide composites with complex structures derived from metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) have emerged as promising electrode materials for LIBs and SIBs. In this study, we adopted a facile interface-modulated method to synthesize yolk-shell carbon-based Co3O4 dodecahedrons derived from ZIF-67 zeolitic imidazolate frameworks. This strategy is based on the interface separation between the ZIF-67 core and the carbon-based shell during the pyrolysis process. The unique yolk-shell structure effectively accommodates the volume expansion during lithiation or sodiation, and the carbon matrix improves the electrical conductivity of the electrode. As an anode for LIBs, the yolk-shell Co3O4/C dodecahedrons exhibit a high specific capacity and excellent cycling stability (1,100 mAh.g(-1) after 120 cycles at 200 mA.g(-1)). As an anode for SIBs, the composites exhibit an outstanding rate capability (307 mAh.g(-1) at 1,000 mA.g(-1) and 269 mAh.g(-1) at 2,000 mA.g(-1)). Detailed electrochemical kinetic analysis indicates that the energy storage for Li+ and Na+ in yolk-shell Co3O4/C dodecahedrons shows a dominant capacitive behavior. This work introduces an effective approach for fabricating carbon-based metal-oxide composites by using MOFs as ideal precursors and as electrode materials to enhance the electrochemical performance of LIBs and SIBs.
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