FACILE SYNTHESIS OF MAGNETITE/CARBON NANOTUBES NANOCOMPOSITES WITH STABLE AND RATE CAPABILITY AS ANODE MATERIALS FOR LITHIUM-ION BATTERIES

Fe 3 O 4/carbon nanotubes (CNTs) nanocomposites are successfully prepared by a facile hydrothermal method, without any reducing agents. SEM shows that the CNTs are dispersed well in the Fe 3 O 4 nanoparticles of 50 to 100 nm in size. The electrochemical properties of the prepared nanocomposites as anode materials are further evaluated by galvanostatic charge/discharge cycling and cyclic voltammetry (CV). Results show that the nanocomposites display an initial discharge capacity of 1421 mAh⋅g-1 and maintain 1100 mAh⋅g-1 up to 40 cycles in the voltage of 0.005–3.0 V at 100 mAh⋅g-1. When the current density is to 0.5, 1, 2, 5 and 1 C, the nanocomposites still exhibit discharge capacity of 1615.8, 817.0, 585.0, 391.0 and (585.0 ± 45.0) mAh⋅g-1, respectively, which are potential for anode materials in lithium-ion batteries.