Min Feixia, Yang Shurui, Zhang Qing, Yang Chuang, Gao Wei, Wang Shiquan, Teng Fei, Li Guohua, Ai Zhaoquan
Hubei Collaborative Innovation Center for Advanced Organic Chemical Materials, Ministry-of-Education Key Laboratory for Synthesis and Applications of Organic Functional Molecules, Hubei University, Wuhan 430062, China.
Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Environment Monitoring and Pollution Control (AEMPC), School of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology, Nanjing 210044, China.
J Nanosci Nanotechnol. 2018 Jun 1;18(6):4296-4301. doi: 10.1166/jnn.2018.15228.
α-Fe2O3 and Cu-doped α-Fe2O3 microspheres were similarly synthesized by solvothermal method. These microspheres were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), and scanning electron microscope (SEM) technique. As anode materials for lithium-ion batteries (LIBs), Cu-doped α-Fe2O3 electrodes exhibit better electrochemical performance (higher specific capacities of 600 mAhg-1 and better cycling performance), compared with pure α-Fe2O3 electrode. Additionally, the effects of different Cu2+-doping contents and reaction times on the morphology and the electrochemical properties were also discussed. Cu-doped α-Fe2O3 proves to be a potential anode material for LIB applications.