Reduced Graphene Oxide (rGO)-Supported and Pyrolytic Carbon (PC)-Coated γ-Fe O /PC-rGO Composite Anode Material with Enhanced Li Storage Performance.

As a high-capacity anode material for lithium ion batteries, γ-Fe O is a promising alternative to conventional graphite among multifarious transition metal oxides owing to its high theoretical specific capacity (1007 mAh g ), abundant reserves, good safety and low cost. However, improving the electrical conductivity and overcoming the morphological damage caused by the severe volume expansion during cycling are still the tricky problems to be solved. Herein, a three-dimensional heterostructure composite (γ-Fe O /PC-rGO ) was prepared by a facile solvothermal reaction followed by heat treatment in inert atmosphere.

Facile synthesis and characterization of a SnO-modified LiNiMnO high-voltage cathode material with superior electrochemical performance for lithium ion batteries.

A thin-layer-SnO modified LiNiMnO@SnO material is synthesized via a facile synthetic approach. It is physically and electrochemically characterized as a high-voltage lithium ion battery cathode and compared to the pristine LiNiMnO material prepared under similar conditions. The two materials are proved to be crystals of a well-defined disordered spinel phase with the morphology of aggregates of micron/submicron polyhedral particles.

Porous α-MoO3/MWCNT nanocomposite synthesized via a surfactant-assisted solvothermal route as a lithium-ion-battery high-capacity anode material with excellent rate capability and cyclability.

A high-performance α-MoO3/multiwalled carbon nanotube (MWCNT) nanocomposite material is synthesized via a novel surfactant-assisted solvothermal process followed by low-temperature calcination. Its structure, composition, and morphology are characterized by X-ray diffraction, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy, carbon element analysis, nitrogen adsorption-desorption determination, scanning electron microscopy, and transmission electron microscopy techniques. Its electrochemical performance as a high-capacity lithium-ion-battery anode material is investigated by cyclic voltammetry, electrochemical impedance spectroscopy, and galvanostatic discharge/recharge methods.

Nanoparticulate Mn3O4/VGCF composite conversion-anode material with extraordinarily high capacity and excellent rate capability for lithium ion batteries.

In this work, highly conductive vapor grown carbon fiber (VGCF) was applied as an electrically conductive agent for facile synthesis of a nanoparticulate Mn3O4/VGCF composite material. This material exhibits super high specific capacity and excellent rate capability as a conversion-anode for lithium ion batteries. Rate performance test result demonstrates that at the discharge/charge current density of 0.