Issue 4, 2017

Polyaniline coated Fe3O4 hollow nanospheres as anode materials for lithium ion batteries

Abstract

Polyaniline (PANI) coated Fe3O4 hollow nanospheres (h-Fe3O4@PANI) have been successfully synthesized and investigated as anode materials for lithium ion batteries (LIBs). The structure and composition analyses have been performed by employing X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). The results show a good combination between h-Fe3O4 and PANI with a conductive state. When evaluated as anode materials for LIBs, the h-Fe3O4@PANI nanocomposites exhibit excellent LIB performance with enhanced reversible capacity, good cycling performance and rate capability as compared to h-Fe3O4 and solid Fe3O4 (s-Fe3O4) nanospheres. The improved electrochemical performance of the nanocomposite is considered due to the hollow nature of the products and the coated PANI layers.

Graphical abstract: Polyaniline coated Fe3O4 hollow nanospheres as anode materials for lithium ion batteries

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
11 Mar 2017
Accepted
11 Apr 2017
First published
12 Apr 2017

Sustainable Energy Fuels, 2017,1, 915-922

Polyaniline coated Fe3O4 hollow nanospheres as anode materials for lithium ion batteries

X. Wang, Y. Liu, H. Han, Y. Zhao, W. Ma and H. Sun, Sustainable Energy Fuels, 2017, 1, 915 DOI: 10.1039/C7SE00139H

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