Issue 35, 2012

Three-dimensional porous nano-Ni/Fe3O4 composite film: enhanced electrochemical performance for lithium-ion batteries

Abstract

A novel 3D porous nano-Ni/Fe3O4 composite film is prepared by electrodepositing 3D porous nano-Ni onto a Cu current collector followed by electrochemical plating of Fe3O4 nanoflakes. As an anode material for lithium-ion batteries, the resultant 3D porous nano-Ni/Fe3O4 composite film shows an improved initial columbic efficiency of 86.0%, high capacity and good cycle stability (951.9 mA h g−1 at 1 C up to 50 cycles), as well as enhanced rate capability. This unique electrode configuration possesses the following features: high Fe3O4− electrolyte contact area, direct contact between each naonflake and its ‘own’ current collector of nano-Ni, fast Li+ diffusion and better accommodation of volume change. It suggests that the 3D porous nano-Ni/Fe3O4 composite film, synthesized by the two-step electrodeposition strategy, is a promising anode material for high energy-density lithium-ion batteries.

Graphical abstract: Three-dimensional porous nano-Ni/Fe3O4 composite film: enhanced electrochemical performance for lithium-ion batteries

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
12 Jun 2012
Accepted
25 Jul 2012
First published
26 Jul 2012

J. Mater. Chem., 2012,22, 18639-18645

Three-dimensional porous nano-Ni/Fe3O4 composite film: enhanced electrochemical performance for lithium-ion batteries

Q. Xiong, J. Tu, Y. Lu, J. Chen, Y. Yu, X. Wang and C. Gu, J. Mater. Chem., 2012, 22, 18639 DOI: 10.1039/C2JM33770C

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