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Preparation and electrochemical characterization of ultrathin WO3-x/C nanosheets as anode materials in lithium ion batteries

Show Author's Information Keyan Bao1,2,§,  Wutao Mao1,§,  Guangyin Liu1,  Liqun Ye1,  Haiquan Xie1,  Shufang Ji2,  Dingsheng Wang2,  Chen Chen2,  Yadong Li2
College of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Engineering Nanyang Normal University Nanyang 473061 China
Department of Chemistry Tsinghua UniversityBeijing 100084 China

§ These authors contributed equally to this work.

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lithium-ion batteries, anodes, WO3-x/C, one-pot process, O-vacancies
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Bao K, Mao W, Liu G, et al. Preparation and electrochemical characterization of ultrathin WO3-x/C nanosheets as anode materials in lithium ion batteries. Nano Research, 2017, 10(6): 1903-1911. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12274-016-1373-6
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Ultrathin two-dimensional (2D) nanomaterials offer unique advantages compared to their counterparts in other dimensionalities. O-vacancies in such materials allow rapid electron diffusion. Carbon doping often improves the electric conductivity. Considering these merits, the WO3-x/C ultrathin 2D nanomaterial is expected to exhibit excellent electrochemical performance in Li-ion batteries. Here, ultrathin WO3-x/C nanosheets were prepared via an acid-assisted one-pot process. The as-prepared WO3-x/C ultrathin nanosheets showed good electrochemical performance, with an initial discharge capacity of 1, 866 mA·h·g-1 at a current density of 200 mA·g-1. After 100 cycles, the discharge and charge capacities were 662 and 661 mA·h·g-1, respectively. The reversible capacity of the WO3-x/C ultrathin nanosheets exceeded those of WO3 and WO3-x nanosheets. The electrochemical testing results demonstrated that WO3-x/C ultrathin nanosheets are promising alternative anode materials for Li-ion batteries.


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Preparation and electrochemical characterization of ultrathin WO3-x/C nanosheets as anode materials in lithium ion batteries

Show Author's information Keyan Bao1,2,§, Wutao Mao1,§, Guangyin Liu1, Liqun Ye1, Haiquan Xie1, Shufang Ji2, Dingsheng Wang2, Chen Chen2, Yadong Li2
College of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Engineering Nanyang Normal University Nanyang 473061 China
Department of Chemistry Tsinghua UniversityBeijing 100084 China

§ These authors contributed equally to this work.

Abstract

Ultrathin two-dimensional (2D) nanomaterials offer unique advantages compared to their counterparts in other dimensionalities. O-vacancies in such materials allow rapid electron diffusion. Carbon doping often improves the electric conductivity. Considering these merits, the WO3-x/C ultrathin 2D nanomaterial is expected to exhibit excellent electrochemical performance in Li-ion batteries. Here, ultrathin WO3-x/C nanosheets were prepared via an acid-assisted one-pot process. The as-prepared WO3-x/C ultrathin nanosheets showed good electrochemical performance, with an initial discharge capacity of 1, 866 mA·h·g-1 at a current density of 200 mA·g-1. After 100 cycles, the discharge and charge capacities were 662 and 661 mA·h·g-1, respectively. The reversible capacity of the WO3-x/C ultrathin nanosheets exceeded those of WO3 and WO3-x nanosheets. The electrochemical testing results demonstrated that WO3-x/C ultrathin nanosheets are promising alternative anode materials for Li-ion batteries.

Keywords: lithium-ion batteries, anodes, WO3-x/C, one-pot process, O-vacancies

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Received: 26 September 2016
Revised: 14 November 2016
Accepted: 15 November 2016
Published: 17 December 2016
Issue date: June 2017

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This work was supported by the China Ministry of Science and Technology (No. 2016YFA0202801), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 21573119, 21590792, 21521091, 21131004, 21390393, U1463202, and U1404505) and the Program for Innovative Talent in University of Henan Province (No. 16HASTIT010).

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