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Vol. 6 No. 4 (2014)

CoFe2O4-Graphene Nanocomposites Synthesized through An Ultrasonic Method with Enhanced Performances as Anode Materials for Li-ion Batteries

https://doi.org/10.1007/s40820-014-0003-7
Yinglin Xiao
School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering and State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, People’s Republic of China
Xiaomin Li
School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering and State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, People’s Republic of China
Jiantao Zai
School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering and State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, People’s Republic of China
Kaixue Wang
School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering and State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, People’s Republic of China
Yong Gong
School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering and State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, People’s Republic of China
Bo Li
School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering and State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, People’s Republic of China
Qianyan Han
School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering and State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, People’s Republic of China
Xuefeng Qian
School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering and State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, People’s Republic of China

Corresponding Author: Xuefeng Qian

xfqian@sjtu.edu.cn

Nano-Micro Letters, Vol. 6 No. 4 (2014), Article Number: 307-315

Abstract

CoFe2O4-graphene nanosheets (CoFe2O4-GNSs) were synthesized through an ultrasonic method, and their electrochemical performances as Li-ion battery electrode were improved by annealing processes. The nanocomposites obtained at 350 °C maintained a high specific capacity of 1,257 mAh g−1 even after 200 cycles at 0.1 A g−1. Furthermore, the obtained materials also have better rate capability, and it can be maintained to 696, 495, 308, and 254 mAh g−1 at 1, 2, 5, and 10 A g−1, respectively. The enhancements realized in the reversible capacity and cyclic stability can be attributed to the good improvement in the electrical conductivity achieved by annealing at appropriate temperature, and the electrochemical nature of CoFe2O4 and GNSs during discharge–charge processes.

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Cobalt ferrite Graphene Anode materials Lithium ion battery
Xiao, Yinglin, Xiaomin Li, Jiantao Zai, Kaixue Wang, Yong Gong, Bo Li, Qianyan Han, and Xuefeng Qian. 2014. “CoFe2O4-Graphene Nanocomposites Synthesized through An Ultrasonic Method With Enhanced Performances As Anode Materials for Li-Ion Batteries”. Nano-Micro Letters 6 (4):307-15. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40820-014-0003-7.
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