Controllable Synthesis of Dispersed Spherical Fe₃O₄ Nanoparticles as Lithium-Inserted Materials

Authors

Hong-li ZOU, Engineering Research Center of Materials and Technology for Electrochemical Energy Storage (Ministry of Education), School of Chemistry and Environment, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510006, China;Follow
Wei-shan LI, Engineering Research Center of Materials and Technology for Electrochemical Energy Storage (Ministry of Education), School of Chemistry and Environment, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510006, China;

Corresponding Author

Hong-li ZOU(zouhli@163.com)

Abstract

Dispersed spherical Fe₃O₄ nanoparticles were synthesized by a hydrothermal method. The influences of odecyl trimethyl ammonium bromide (DTAB) concentration on the morphology and particle size of the as-prepared Fe₃O₄ were studied. Electrochemical performance of the as-prepared sample as anode materials of lithium ion battery was investigated. It is found that the as-prepared sample exhibits superior rate performance and cycle performance. The nano-sized materials provide structural stability and favor the transfer of lithium ions.

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Keywords

Fe3O4, lithium ion battery, anode, nanoparticles, hydrothermal

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.13208/j.electrochem.130360

Publication Date

2013-12-28

Online Available Date

2013-12-23

Revised Date

2013-07-15

Received Date

2013-06-21

Recommended Citation

Hong-li ZOU, Wei-shan LI. Controllable Synthesis of Dispersed Spherical Fe₃O₄ Nanoparticles as Lithium-Inserted Materials[J]. Journal of Electrochemistry, 2013 , 19(6): 590-594.
DOI: 10.13208/j.electrochem.130360
Available at: https://jelectrochem.xmu.edu.cn/journal/vol19/iss6/14

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