One-pot synthesis of uniform carbon-coated MoO(2) nanospheres for high-rate reversible lithium storage.

Uniform carbon-coated MoO(2) nanospheres assembled from small primary nanocrystals have been synthesized by a one-pot hydrothermal method followed by thermal annealing. Because of the desirable structural features, these core-shell MoO(2)@carbon nanospheres exhibit significantly improved electrochemical performance for high-rate reversible lithium storage.