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Enhancement of electrochemical properties of Ca3Co4O9 as anode materials for lithium-ion batteries by transition metal doping

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Misfit-layered calcium cobaltites (Ca3Co4O9, Ca3Co3.9Fe0.1O9, and Ca3Co3.9Mn0.1O9), as anode materials for lithium-ion batteries, were synthesized by a simple hydro-decomposition method. All synthesized samples do not show any impurity phase. They exhibited plate-like particle with the particle size of 1–2 μm. The specific capacities of doped samples showed higher electrochemical performance compared to the undoped sample. After charge/discharge of 50 cycles, the specific capacities of Ca3Co4O9, Ca3Co3.9Fe0.1O9, and Ca3Co3.9Mn0.1O9 were 343, 562, and 581 mAh g−1, respectively. The doped samples showed an increase of over 60% compared to the undoped sample. The cyclic voltammetry profile of the doped samples showed the enhanced reactivity corresponding to their improved electrochemical performance. The capacity improvement of doped samples resulted from the metal oxide/Li conversion reactions, volume change, and high reactivity.

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This work is supported by Suranaree University of Technology (SUT) and by the Office of the Higher Education Commission under NRU project of Thailand, the Thailand Research Fund (TRF) in cooperation with the Commission on Higher Education and Khon Kaen University (Grant No. MRG5680159) and the Nanotechnology Center (NANOTEC), NSTDA, Ministry of Science and Technology, Thailand, through its program of Center of Excellence Network.

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  1. School of Physics, Institute of Science, Suranaree University of Technology, Nakhon Ratchasima, 30000, Thailand

    Natkrita Prasoetsopha & Santi Maensiri

  2. Integrated Nanotechnology Research Center, Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, 40002, Thailand

    Supree Pinitsoontorn

  3. Nanotec-KKU Center of Excellence on Advanced Nanomaterials for Energy Production and Storage, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, 40002, Thailand

    Supree Pinitsoontorn

  4. School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, 639798, Singapore

    Shufen Fan & Huey Hoon Hng

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Prasoetsopha, N., Pinitsoontorn, S., Fan, S. et al. Enhancement of electrochemical properties of Ca3Co4O9 as anode materials for lithium-ion batteries by transition metal doping. Ionics 23, 395–403 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11581-016-1943-3

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