Issue 20, 2012

Hydrothermal synthesis of layered Li1.81H0.19Ti2O5·xH2O nanosheets and their transformation to single-crystalline Li4Ti5O12nanosheets as the anode materials for Li-ion batteries

Abstract

Lithium titanate oxide hydrate (Li1.81H0.19Ti2O5·xH2O) nanosheets were prepared via simple hydrothermal treatment of the low cost tetrabutyl titanate in LiOH solution. The orthorhombic Li1.81H0.19Ti2O5·xH2O nanosheets with thickness less than 10 nm were single crystalline and grew along the (100) facet. Time-dependent experiments confirmed that the formation of Li1.81H0.19Ti2O5·xH2O nanosheets underwent a hydrolysis–Kirkendall effect–Ostwald ripening process. As these Li1.81H0.19Ti2O5·xH2O nanosheets calcined at 500 °C for 2 h, the Li4Ti5O12 nanosheets with thickness of 10–20 nm were synthesized. The Li4Ti5O12 nanosheets were single crystalline and grew along the (110) facet. As an anode material for rechargeable lithium-ion batteries, Li4Ti5O12 nanosheets delivered an initial discharge capacity of 183 mAh g−1 together with a discharge capacity of 160 mAh g−1 after 100 cycles at 1 C. The discharge capacity could reach up to 120 mAh g−1 even after 300 cycles at 10 C. The morphology of nanosheets with large BET value (155.5 m2 g−1) and the high lithium-ion diffusion coefficient (1.51 × 10−8 cm2 s−1) could be favorable for the enhanced high-rate performance.

Graphical abstract: Hydrothermal synthesis of layered Li1.81H0.19Ti2O5·xH2O nanosheets and their transformation to single-crystalline Li4Ti5O12 nanosheets as the anode materials for Li-ion batteries

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
06 Jun 2012
Accepted
12 Jul 2012
First published
12 Jul 2012

CrystEngComm, 2012,14, 6435-6440

Hydrothermal synthesis of layered Li1.81H0.19Ti2O5·xH2O nanosheets and their transformation to single-crystalline Li4Ti5O12 nanosheets as the anode materials for Li-ion batteries

N. Li, T. Mei, Y. Zhu, L. Wang, J. Liang, X. Zhang, Y. Qian and K. Tang, CrystEngComm, 2012, 14, 6435 DOI: 10.1039/C2CE25900A

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