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Nanocomposite Based on Li4Ti5O12 Structures for High-Rate Li-Ion Battery Applications

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Progress in Clean Energy, Volume 2

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Lithium titanate is synthesized from titanium isopropoxide and lithium nitrate solution via sol–gel processes. The obtained nanocrystalline lithium titanates were then subjected to electroless deposition in order to obtain Cu/Li4Ti5O12 nanocomposite structures. The crystalline structure and morphological observation of the as-synthesized Li4Ti5O12 are characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD) and scanning electron microscopy, respectively. It is demonstrated that the electrochemical performance is significantly improved by the copper deposition onto lithium titanate structure. The copper-coated lithium titanate exhibits a stable capacity of 170 mAh g−1 at 1 C. Besides, the reversible capacity at 80 C remains over half of that at 1 C. The superior C-rate performance is associated with the copper/lithium titanate nanocomposite structure, facilitating lithium transportation ability during cycling.

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This work is supported by the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK) under the contract number 111M021—Improving the Capacity of Li-Ion Batteries by Using New Semi-Conducting Metal Oxide Based Anodes. The authors thank the TUBITAK MAG workers for their financial support.

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    Aslıhan Erdaş, Şeyma Özcan, Deniz Nalci, Mehmet Oğuz Güler & Hatem Akbulut

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Erdaş, A., Özcan, Ş., Nalci, D., Güler, M.O., Akbulut, H. (2015). Nanocomposite Based on Li4Ti5O12 Structures for High-Rate Li-Ion Battery Applications. In: Dincer, I., Colpan, C., Kizilkan, O., Ezan, M. (eds) Progress in Clean Energy, Volume 2. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-17031-2_2

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