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Hierarchical nanorod-based TiO2 microspheres for superior electrochemical energy storage

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JOURNAL OF ELECTROANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
Volume 820, Issue -, Pages 32-40

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ELSEVIER SCIENCE SA
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelechem.2018.04.052

Keywords

Battery; High rate; TiO2; Microspheres

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  1. Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT), Japan
  2. Ministry of Science and Technology of Taiwan [NSC-95-2113-M-007-044-MY3, NSC-101-2113-M-007-006-MY3]
  3. Vietnam National University

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Nanorod-based rutile TiO2 microspheres composed of numerous single-crystalline nanorods are successfully fabricated by hydrothermal treatment of peroxo titanic acid in acidic solution. The formation of highly oriented nanorod-based microspheres can be explained in view of crystal growth under the coordination chemistry rule, followed by particle attachment and coalescence. As anodes for Li-ion batteries, the TiO2 microsphere electrodes show enhanced rate performance, deliver a high reversible specific capacity of 180 mAh g(-1) at 0.2 C (33.6 mA g(-1)) and 85.6 inAh g(-1) at an extremely high rate of 50 C with an outstanding retention of 47.5%. These remarkable electrode properties are attributed to the efficient electron-transport by the hierarchical conductive pathway which promoted electronic conductivity and the shortened Li diffusion length resulting from the ultrafine nanorod structure.

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