Issue 16, 2018

Oxygen vacancy derived local build-in electric field in mesoporous hollow Co3O4 microspheres promotes high-performance Li-ion batteries

Abstract

Urchin-like Co3O4 microspheres have been obtained through a two-step hydrothermal method followed by a post-calcination process and show a unique hollow structure with mesoporous nanosheets on their surface. Oxygen vacancies on the ultrathin nanosheets were introduced by annealing treatment, inducing a local built-in electric field to promote the migration of Li ions by Coulomb force during cycling and leading to a superior electrochemical performance for lithium-ion batteries. The electrodes containing urchin-like mesoporous hollow Co3O4 microspheres delivered a high discharge capacity of 2164.1 mA h g−1 at 0.05 A g−1 after 100 cycles. Even at a higher current density of 1.0 A g−1, a remarkable discharge capacity of 1307.9 mA h g−1 after 1000 cycles could still be achieved.

Graphical abstract: Oxygen vacancy derived local build-in electric field in mesoporous hollow Co3O4 microspheres promotes high-performance Li-ion batteries

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
30 Jan 2018
Accepted
09 Mar 2018
First published
10 Mar 2018

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2018,6, 6967-6976

Oxygen vacancy derived local build-in electric field in mesoporous hollow Co3O4 microspheres promotes high-performance Li-ion batteries

C. Hou, Y. Hou, Y. Fan, Y. Zhai, Y. Wang, Z. Sun, R. Fan, F. Dang and J. Wang, J. Mater. Chem. A, 2018, 6, 6967 DOI: 10.1039/C8TA00975A

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