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Vol. 10 No. 3 (2018)

Metal–Organic Framework-Assisted Synthesis of Compact Fe2O3 Nanotubes in Co3O4 Host with Enhanced Lithium Storage Properties

https://doi.org/10.1007/s40820-018-0197-1
Song Lin Zhang
School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 62 Nanyang Drive, Singapore 637459, Singapore
Bu Yuan Guan
School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 62 Nanyang Drive, Singapore 637459, Singapore
Hao Bin Wu
School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, People’s Republic of China
Xiong Wen David Lou
School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 62 Nanyang Drive, Singapore 637459, Singapore

Corresponding Author: Xiong Wen David Lou

xwlou@ntu.edu.sg

Nano-Micro Letters, Vol. 10 No. 3 (2018), Article Number: 44

Abstract

Transition metal oxides are promising candidates for the high-capacity anode material in lithium-ion batteries. The electrochemical performance of transition metal oxides can be improved by constructing suitable composite architectures. Herein, we demonstrate a metal–organic framework (MOF)-assisted strategy for the synthesis of a hierarchical hybrid nanostructure composed of Fe2O3 nanotubes assembled in Co3O4 host. Starting from MOF composite precursors (Fe-based MOF encapsulated in a Co-based host matrix), a complex structure of Co3O4 host and engulfed Fe2O3 nanotubes was prepared by a simple annealing treatment in air. By virtue of their structural and compositional features, these hierarchical composite particles reveal enhanced lithium storage properties when employed as anodes for lithium-ion batteries.


Highlights:


1 A metal–organic framework (MOF)-assisted approach is developed for the synthesis of hierarchical composite particles composed of Fe2O3 nanotubes encapsulated in a Co3O4 host matrix.
2 The hierarchical Fe2O3 nanotubes@Co3O4 composite particles exhibit excellent electrochemical performance when evaluated as an anode material for lithium-ion batteries (LIBs).

Keywords

Metal–organic framework (MOF) Hierarchical structures Fe2O3 nanotubes Co3O4 Lithium-ion batteries (LIBs)
Zhang, Song Lin, Bu Yuan Guan, Hao Bin Wu, and Xiong Wen David Lou. 2018. “Metal–Organic Framework-Assisted Synthesis of Compact Fe2O3 Nanotubes in Co3O4 Host With Enhanced Lithium Storage Properties”. Nano-Micro Letters 10 (3):44. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40820-018-0197-1.
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