Gelatin assisted wet chemistry synthesis of high quality β-FeOOH nanorods anchored on graphene nanosheets with superior lithium-ion battery application

Abstract

High quality β-FeOOH nanorods anchored on graphene nanosheets to form β-FeOOH/rGO hybrid nanostructures were synthesized by using a gelatin assisted wet chemistry strategy. Owing to their unique structures, the as-harvested β-FeOOH/rGO hybrids were used as anode electrodes with superior electrochemical performance for lithium ion batteries.