Mechanical Force-Driven Growth of Elongated Bending TiO2-based Nanotubular Materials for Ultrafast Rechargeable Lithium Ion Batteries

A stirring hydrothermal process that enables the formation of elongated bending TiO2-based nanotubes is presented. By making use of its bending nature, the elongated TiO2 (B) nanotubular crosslinked-network anode electrode can cycle over 10 000 times in half cells while retaining a relatively high capacity (114 mA h g(-1)) at an ultra-high rate of 25 C (8.4 A g(-1)).