Single-spinneret electrospinning fabrication of CoFe2O4 nanotubes as high-performance anode materials for lithium-ion batteries

Novel CoFe2O4 nanotubes (CFNs) are successfully prepared by the electrospinning technique and subsequent annealing process. When evaluated as anode materials for lithium-ion batteries (LIBs), the CFNs exhibited good electrochemical performance with high specific capacity of 1228 mA h g(-1), long cycling stability over 160 cycles, and good rate capability (214.7 mA h g(-1) at 2 A g(-1)). The improved electrochemical performance can be attributed to the hollow and continuous one dimensional (1D) nanostructure. (C) 2016 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.