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ELECTROCHIMICA ACTA
Volume 87, Issue -, Pages 180-185Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2012.09.003
Keywords
Anode; Carbide; Core-shell nanostructure; Fe3C; Lithium ion battery
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Funding
- 973 Program [2009CB220100]
- NSFC [21073096]
- Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities in China
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Core-shell Fe@Fe3C/C nanocomposites were prepared by adopting alpha-FeOOH nanorods as the Fe precursor though a simple and green route. The obtained core-shell nanospheres consisted of single crystalline Fe cores (20-50 nm) coated with well-proportioned Fe3C shell (similar to 8 nm) in amorphous carbon. The composites delivered a reversible capacity of similar to 500 mAh g(-1) after 30 cycles. However, no obvious changes were observed in the XRD patterns of Fe@Fe3C/C electrodes before and after the discharge process, indicating that Fe and Fe3C are inactive for lithium storage. Many characterizations were performed to propose a reasonable explanation about the Li storage capacity. (C) 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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