Journal
ELECTROCHIMICA ACTA
Volume 92, Issue -, Pages 87-92Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2013.01.008
Keywords
Metal oxide; Anode material; Porous material; Lithium ion batteries
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- National Science Foundation of China [10904129, 21203168]
- Program for New Century Excellent Talents in University of Ministry of Education of China [NCET-11-1081]
- Program for Zhejiang Leading Team of Science and Technology Innovation [2009R50020]
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Novel porous NiO hollow microspheres are fabricated by a facile two-step method involving the ultrasound-assisted synthesis of nickel oxalate precursors and subsequent thermal annealing in air. The as-prepared NiO microspheres are composed of loosely packed nanoparticles with diameters around 30-80 nm, and have a main pore distribution from 3 to 20 nm with a mean pore size of 5.7 nm. When evaluated as anode material for lithium ion battery, the porous NiO hollow microspheres showed enhanced electrochemical performance with high lithium storage capacity, satisfactory cyclability and rate capacity. The reversible capacity of the NiO microspheres retained 380 mAh g(-1) after 30 cycles at 200 mA g(-1). Even when cycled at various rate for more than 60 cycles, the capacity could recover to 520 mAh g(-1) for the current of 100 mAg(-1). The good lithium-storage performance can be attributed to the unique porous architecture, which provides the structural flexibility for volume change and the routes for fast Li+ diffusion. (C) 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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