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Hydrothermal synthesis of reduced graphene oxide-LiNi0.5Mn1.5O4 composites as 5 V cathode materials for Li-ion batteries

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Composite materials consisting of reduced graphene oxide and LiNi0.5Mn1.5O4 were in situ prepared by a simple one-step hydrothermal treating method. The physical property and electrochemical performance of the composite materials were characterized by X-ray diffraction, Raman spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, cyclic voltammetry, charge/discharge testing, and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy. The results demonstrate that the graphene oxide is partially reduced and uniformly in situ anchored on the surface of LiNi0.5Mn1.5O4. As a result, the specific surface area of the composite material dramatically increases from 0.2488 to 8.71 m2 g−1, and the initial specific discharge capacity improves from 125.8 to 140.2 mAh g−1, respectively. Furthermore, the capacity retention maintains 95.8% after 100 cycles, and the electrode polarization has significantly been lessened. At rates of 1, 2, and 5 C, the composite material with 5% reduced graphene oxide can deliver much higher capacities than the pristine LiNi0.5Mn1.5O4. Moreover, AC impedance test results show that the interfacial charge transfer impedance obviously reduced. It is confirmed that the introduction of reduced graphene oxide through hydrothermal treating is effective to enhance the electrochemical performance of the composite material.

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Financial support for this work was provided by the Zhejiang University of Science and Technology youth talent cultivation plan, and major science and technology projects of Zhejiang Province (No. 2015C02037).

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  1. Key Laboratory of Agricultural Products Chemical and Biological Processing Technology of Zhejiang Province, School of Biological and Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Science and Technology, Hangzhou, 310023, China

    Mingyue Mo

  2. School of Chemistry and Environment, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, 510006, People’s Republic of China

    Hongyu Chen, Chengcong Ye & Ke Lai

  3. Key Laboratory of Recycling and Eco-treatment of Waste Biomass of Zhejiang Province, School of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Zhejiang University of Science and Technology, Hangzhou, 310023, China

    Xiaoting Hong

  4. Faculty of Science, School of Mathematics, University of East Anglia, Norwich, NR4 7TJ, UK

    K. S. Hui

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Mo, M., Chen, H., Hong, X. et al. Hydrothermal synthesis of reduced graphene oxide-LiNi0.5Mn1.5O4 composites as 5 V cathode materials for Li-ion batteries. J Mater Sci 52, 2858–2867 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-016-0579-z

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