Facile synthesis of mesoporous Mn3O4 nanorods as a promising anode material for high performance lithium-ion batteries

Zhongchao Bai; Xiangyu Zhang; Yuwen Zhang; Chunli Guo; Bin Tang

doi:10.1039/C4TA03532A

Facile synthesis of mesoporous Mn₃O₄ nanorods as a promising anode material for high performance lithium-ion batteries

Zhongchao Bai,*^a Xiangyu Zhang,^a Yuwen Zhang,^a Chunli Guo^a and Bin Tang^a

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Abstract

In this work, porous Mn₃O₄ nanorods have been fabricated through the decomposition of MnOOH nanorods under an inert gas. The sample shows a high BET surface area of 27.6 m² g⁻¹ and a narrow pore size distribution of 3.9 nm. Because of the excellent porous geometry and one-dimensional structure, the porous Mn₃O₄ nanorods display outstanding electrochemical performance, such as high specific capacity (901.5 mA h g⁻¹ at a current density of 500 mA g⁻¹), long cycling stability (coulombic efficiency of 99.3% after 150 cycles) and high rate capability (387.5 mA h g⁻¹ at 2000 mA g⁻¹). Very interestingly, the porous Mn₃O₄ nanorods are converted to Mn₃O₄ following electrochemical reaction, which does not occur with nonporous Mn₃O₄ nanorods. The possible reason may be ascribed to the improved kinetics of the porous structure.

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The article was received on 10 Jul 2014, accepted on 13 Aug 2014 and first published on 13 Aug 2014

Article type: Paper

DOI: 10.1039/C4TA03532A

Citation: J. Mater. Chem. A, 2014,2, 16755-16760

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Facile synthesis of mesoporous Mn₃O₄ nanorods as a promising anode material for high performance lithium-ion batteries

Z. Bai, X. Zhang, Y. Zhang, C. Guo and B. Tang, J. Mater. Chem. A, 2014, 2, 16755
DOI: 10.1039/C4TA03532A
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Facile synthesis of mesoporous Mn₃O₄ nanorods as a promising anode material for high performance lithium-ion batteries

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