Construction of yolk--shell Fe<sub>3</sub>O<sub>4</sub>@C nanocubes for highly stable and efficient lithium-ion storage

doi:10.1007/s11706-018-0443-y

Front. Mater. Sci.

2018, Vol. 12

Issue (4) : 361-367 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11706-018-0443-y

RESEARCH ARTICLE

Construction of yolk--shell Fe₃O₄@C nanocubes for highly stable and efficient lithium-ion storage

Ruiping LIU(

), Chao ZHANG, Xiaofan ZHANG, Fei GUO, Yue DONG, Qi WANG, Hanqing ZHAO

Department of Materials Science and Engineering, China University of Mining and Technology (Beijing), Beijing 100083, China

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Abstract

The yolk–shell Fe₃O₄@C nanocubes were successfully synthesized through carbothermic reduction process from carbon-coated α-Fe₂O₃ precursor. The results show that the yolk–shell Fe₃O₄@C nanocubes are uniformly coated with a thin carbon layer, and a clear cavity about 150 nm in width between Fe₃O₄ core and carbon shell are formed due to the volume shrinkage during the reduction treatment. The obtained yolk–shell Fe₃O₄@C nanocubes exhibit excellent cycling stability (the discharge capacity is 709.7 mA·h/g after 100 cycles at the current density of 0.1C) and rate performance (1023.4 mA·h/g at 0.1C, 932.5 mA·h/g at 0.2C, 756.1 mA·h/g at 0.5C, 405.6 mA·h/g at 1C, and 332.3 mA·h/g at 2C, and more importantly, when the current density finally backs to 0.1C, a capacity of 776.8 mA·h/g can be restored). The outstanding lithium storage properties may be attributed to the unique yolk–shell structures.

Keywords Fe₃O₄ yolk--shell nanocube anode lithium storage

Corresponding Author(s): Ruiping LIU

Online First Date: 07 November 2018 Issue Date: 10 December 2018

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Ruiping LIU,Chao ZHANG,Xiaofan ZHANG, et al. Construction of yolk--shell Fe₃O₄@C nanocubes for highly stable and efficient lithium-ion storage[J]. Front. Mater. Sci., 2018, 12(4): 361-367.

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Fig.1 The synthesis schematic of Fe₃O₄@C nanocubes.

Fig.2 SEM images of (a)α-Fe₂O₃ and (b) Fe₃O₄@C nanocubes. (c)(d) TEM images of Fe₃O₄@C nanocubes.

Fig.3 The XRD pattern of Fe₃O₄@C nanocubes.

Fig.4 XPS patterns of Fe₃O₄@C nanocubes: (a) full spectrum; (b) Fe 2p; (c) C 1s; (d) O 1s.

Fig.5 The TGA curve of Fe₃O₄@C nanocubes.

Fig.6 (a) CV curves, (b) cycling and (c) rate performance, and (d) EIS spectra of cells with Fe₃O₄@C nanocubes as anode material.

Fig.7 (a) Low magnification and (b) high magnification SEM images of Fe₃O₄@C nanocubes after 50 cycles at a current density of 1C.

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