Preparation and Electrochemical Performances of CoFe₂O₄/GNS Nanocomposites as Anode Material for Lithium Ion Battery

Authors

Mo-chao CAI, State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen 361005, Fujian, China;
Sen-rong CAI, State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen 361005, Fujian, China;
Ming-sen ZHENG, State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen 361005, Fujian, China;
Quan-feng DONG, State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen 361005, Fujian, China;Follow

Corresponding Author

Quan-feng DONG(qfdong@xmu.edu.cn)

Abstract

The CoFe₂O₄/GNS was synthesized by a simple one-pot solvothermal method. The results obtained by X-ray diffraction (XRD) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) showed that the CoFe₂O₄ particles with sizes of 15 nm dispersed on the surface of graphene uniformly. Electrochemical tests indicated that the CoFe₂O₄/GNS nanocomposite exhibited excellent cyclic stability with almost 95.8% capacity retention after 100 cycles at the current density of 500 mA·g^-1 and delivered a high reversible capacity of 482 mAh·g^-1 at the current density of 2 A·g^-1.

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Keywords

solvothermal method, CoFe2O4, anode material, nanoparticle

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.13208/j.electrochem.130722

Publication Date

2014-04-28

Online Available Date

2014-04-17

Revised Date

2013-08-01

Received Date

2013-07-22

Recommended Citation

Mo-chao CAI, Sen-rong CAI, Ming-sen ZHENG, Quan-feng DONG. Preparation and Electrochemical Performances of CoFe₂O₄/GNS Nanocomposites as Anode Material for Lithium Ion Battery[J]. Journal of Electrochemistry, 2014 , 20(2): 101-104.
DOI: 10.13208/j.electrochem.130722
Available at: https://jelectrochem.xmu.edu.cn/journal/vol20/iss2/2

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