Ultrasonic assisted growth of SnO2@carbon hollow nanosphere composites as conductive agent free anode materials for lithium-ion batteries

Here, we introduce an environmentally friendly way of fabricating carbon nanoparticles which can be utilized as conductive agent for lithium-ion batteries (LIBs). Polyethylene (PE), which comprises the largest portion of plastic waste, was used as a source for carbon nanoparticle synthesis. Sulfonation allowed chemical structural transformation of innately non-carbonizable PE into a carbonizable conformation, and carbon nanoparticles could be successfully derived from sulfonated PE. Then, PE-derived carbon nanoparticles were used as conductive agents for LIBs, and assembled cells exhibited stable performance. Even though the performance is not as good as Super-P, utilization of PE as a source of conductive agent for LIBs might provide an economical advantage to upcycle PE.

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Agar-assisted sol-gel synthesis and electrochemical characterization of TiNb2O7 anode materials for lithium-ion batteries

Ceramics International ◽

10.1016/j.ceramint.2021.03.193 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Chung-Hsin Lu ◽

Kuo-Chen Li ◽

S. Balaji ◽

P. Senthil Kumar

Keyword(s):

Lithium Ion Batteries ◽

Anode Materials ◽

Sol Gel ◽

Lithium Ion ◽

Electrochemical Characterization ◽

Sol Gel Synthesis

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Heterostructured SnS-ZnS@C nanoparticles embedded in expanded graphite as advanced anode materials for lithium ion batteries

Chemical Physics Letters ◽

10.1016/j.cplett.2021.138662 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 775 ◽

pp. 138662

Author(s):

Qinqin Liang ◽

Lixuan Zhang ◽

Man Zhang ◽

Qichang Pan ◽

Longchao Wang ◽

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Keyword(s):

Lithium Ion Batteries ◽

Anode Materials ◽

Lithium Ion ◽

Expanded Graphite

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Review on the recent development of Li3VO4 as anode materials for lithium-ion batteries

Journal of Material Science and Technology ◽

10.1016/j.jmst.2021.02.020 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 89 ◽

pp. 68-87

Author(s):

Limin Zhu ◽

Zhen Li ◽

Guochun Ding ◽

Lingling Xie ◽

Yongxia Miao ◽

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Keyword(s):

Lithium Ion Batteries ◽

Anode Materials ◽

Lithium Ion

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In-situ synthesis of Fe2O3/rGO using different hydrothermal methods as anode materials for lithium-ion batteries

REVIEWS ON ADVANCED MATERIALS SCIENCE ◽

10.1515/rams-2020-0046 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 59 (1) ◽

pp. 477-487 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Zhuang Liu ◽

Haiyang Fu ◽

Bo Gao ◽

Yixuan Wang ◽

Kui Li ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Graphene Oxide ◽

Oleic Acid ◽

Lithium Ion Batteries ◽

Reduced Graphene Oxide ◽

Anode Materials ◽

Lithium Ion ◽

In Situ Synthesis ◽

Cycle Performance ◽

Reduced Graphene

AbstractThis paper studies in-situ synthesis of Fe2O3/reduced graphene oxide (rGO) anode materials by different hydrothermal process.Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) analysis has found that different processes can control the morphology of graphene and Fe2O3. The morphologies of Fe2O3 prepared by the hydrothermal in-situ and oleic acid-assisted hydrothermal in-situ methods are mainly composed of fine spheres, while PVP assists The thermal in-situ law presents porous ellipsoids. Graphene exhibits typical folds and small lumps. X-ray diffraction analysis (XRD) analysis results show that Fe2O3/reduced graphene oxide (rGO) is generated in different ways. Also, the material has good crystallinity, and the crystal form of the iron oxide has not been changed after adding GO. It has been reduced, and a characteristic peak appears around 25°, indicating that a large amount of reduced graphene exists. The results of the electrochemical performance tests have found that the active materials prepared in different processes have different effects on the cycle performance of lithium ion batteries. By comprehensive comparison for these three processes, the electro-chemical performance of the Fe2O3/rGO prepared by the oleic acid-assisted hydrothermal method is best.

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