High-rate aluminium yolk-shell nanoparticle anode for Li-ion battery with long cycle life and ultrahigh capacity
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Li, Sa; Zhao, Yu Cheng; Wang, Chao; Wang, Chang An; Li, Ju; Niu, Jun Jie; So, Kangpyo; ... Show more Show less
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Alloy-type anodes such as silicon and tin are gaining popularity in rechargeable Li-ion batteries, but their rate/cycling capabilities should be improved. Here by making yolk-shell nanocomposite of aluminium core (30 nm in diameter) and TiO[subscript 2] shell (~3 nm in thickness), with a tunable interspace, we achieve 10 C charge/discharge rate with reversible capacity exceeding 650 mAh g[superscript −1] after 500 cycles, with a 3 mg cm[superscript −2] loading. At 1 C, the capacity is approximately 1,200 mAh g[superscript −1] after 500 cycles. Our one-pot synthesis route is simple and industrially scalable. This result may reverse the lagging status of aluminium among high-theoretical-capacity anodes.
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2015-08Department
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Materials Science and Engineering; Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Nuclear Science and EngineeringJournal
Nature Communications
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Nature Publishing Group
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Li, Sa, Junjie Niu, Yu Cheng Zhao, Kang Pyo So, Chao Wang, Chang An Wang, and Ju Li. “High-Rate Aluminium Yolk-Shell Nanoparticle Anode for Li-Ion Battery with Long Cycle Life and Ultrahigh Capacity.” Nat Comms 6 (August 5, 2015): 7872. © 2015 Macmillan Publishers Limited
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2041-1723