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RSC ADVANCES
Volume 5, Issue 86, Pages 69932-69938Publisher
ROYAL SOC CHEMISTRY
DOI: 10.1039/c5ra09607c
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- National Basic Research Program of China (973 Program) [2014CB932102]
- National Natural Science Foundation of China
- Program for Changjiang Scholars and Innovative Research Team in University [IRT1205]
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Endowing multi-component anode nanomaterials for lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) with integrated features for synergistically enhancing electrochemical performance is challenging via a simple preparation method. We herein describe an easy approach for preparing a multi-component Co2SnO4/Co3O4/Al2O3/C composite as the anode nanomaterial for LIBs, derived froma laurate anion-intercalated CoAlSn-layered double hydroxide (CoAlSn-LDH) single-source precursor. The resultant Co2SnO4/Co3O4/Al2O3/C electrode delivers a highly enhanced reversible capacity of 1170 mA h g(-1) at 100 mA g(-1) after 100 cycles, compared with the bi-active composites designed without Al2O3 or carbon (Co2SnO4/Co3O4/C, Co2SnO4/Co3O4/Al2O3, and Co2SnO4/Co3O4) which are easily derived through the same protocol by choosing LDH precursors without Al cation or surfactant intercalation. The distinctly different cycling stability and rate capability of Co2SnO4/Co3O4/Al2O3/C among the different composite electrodes suggest that the high enhancement could result from the following synergistic features: the combined conversion and alloying reactions of bi-active Co2SnO4/Co3O4 during cycling, the buffering role of non-active Al2O3 and carbon, and the improved conductivity of the self-generated carbon matrix. The LDH precursor-based approach may be extended to the design and preparation of various multi-component transition metal oxide composite nanomaterials for synergistic lithium storage.
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