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A novel dendritic crystal Co3O4 as high-performance anode materials for lithium-ion batteries

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The spinel-type Co3O4 with a dendritic nanostructure is prepared via homogeneous co-precipitation method in the presence of oxalic as complex agent. The special structure was characterized by X-ray diffraction, field emission scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, and thermogravimetric analysis, which show that the precursor can be transformed into dendritic crystal Co3O4 by calcining at 500 °C for 2 h with a diameter of 20–50 nm. Such a three-dimensional interconnected structure used as an anode material for lithium-ion batteries shows that the discharge specific capacity still remains at 951.7 mA h g−1 after 100 cycles at a current density of 100 mA g−1. Furthermore, this material also presents a good rate performance; when the current density increases to 1,000, 4,000, and 8,000 mA g−1, the reversible capacity can render about 1,126.2, 932.3, and 344.2 mA h g−1, respectively. The excellent electrochemical performance is mainly attributed to the dendritic nanostructure composed of interconnected Co3O4 nanoparticles.

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Acknowledgments

This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 51101062 and 51171065), Science and Technology Project of Guangzhou City, China (Grant No. 2011J4100075), Foundation for Distinguished Young Talents in Higher Education of Guangdong, China (Grant No. LYM09052), Extracurricular Science Foundation for Students in South China Normal University of Guangdong, China (Grant No. 13WDGB03), The Scientific Research Foundation of Graduate School of South China Normal University (Grant No. 2013kyjj039), The Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong province (Grant No. S2012020010937, 10351063101000001), and University-Industry Cooperation Projects of Guangdong province, Ministry of Education and Science & Technology (Grant No. 2011A091000014).

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    Yudi Mo, Qiang Ru, Xiong Song, Shejun Hu & Bonan An

  2. Engineering Research Center of Materials and Technology for Electrochemical Energy Storage (Ministry of Education), Guangzhou, 510006, People’s Republic of China

    Yudi Mo, Qiang Ru, Xiong Song, Shejun Hu & Bonan An

  3. Laboratory of Quantum Information Technology, School of Physics and Telecommunication Engineering, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, 510006, People’s Republic of China

    Yudi Mo, Qiang Ru, Xiong Song, Shejun Hu & Bonan An

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Mo, Y., Ru, Q., Song, X. et al. A novel dendritic crystal Co3O4 as high-performance anode materials for lithium-ion batteries. J Appl Electrochem 44, 781–788 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10800-014-0690-2

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