@article{Yang2011, 
author = {Yan Yang and Qingqin Liang and Jinghong Li and Yuan Zhuang and Yunhua He and Bo Bai and Xun Wang},
title = {Ni3Si2O5(OH)4 Multi-Walled Nanotubes with Tunable Magnetic Properties and Their Application as Anode Materials for Lithium Batteries},
year = {2011},
journal = {Nano Research},
volume = {4},
number = {9},
pages = {882-890},
keywords = {magnetic properties, Silicate nanotubes, Ni nanocrystals, lithium battery},
url = {https://www.sciopen.com/article/10.1007/s12274-011-0144-7},
doi = {10.1007/s12274-011-0144-7},
abstract = {Highly crystalline and thermally stable pure multi-walled Ni3Si2O5(OH)4 nanotubes with a layered structure have been synthesized in water at a relatively low temperature of 200–210 ℃ using a facile and simple method. The nickel ions between the layers could be reduced in situ to form size-tunable Ni nanocrystals, which endowed these nanotubes with tunable magnetic properties. Additionally, when used as the anode material in a lithium ion battery, the layered structure of the Ni3Si2O5(OH)4 nanotubes provided favorable transport kinetics for lithium ions and the discharge capacity reached 226.7 mA·h·g−1 after 21 cycles at a rate of 20 mA·g−1. Furthermore, after the nanotubes were calcined (600 ℃, 4 h) or reduced (180 ℃, 10 h), the corresponding discharge capacities increased to 277.2 mA·h·g−1 and 308.5 mA·h·g−1, respectively.}
}