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α-Fe2O3 nanorods have been successfully obtained by annealing α-FeOOH precursor nanorods synthesized by a facile hydrothermal method. The electrochemical performance of the asprepared α-Fe2O3 nanorods as anode materials for sodium-ion batteries is tested using galvanostatic charge/discharge cycling. The result indicates that the pesudocapacitor effect dominates the charge/discharge process. The α-Fe2C3 synthesized at different temperature indicates that α-Fe2C3 with a high crystallinity manifests relatively better cycling performance with a capacity of 177 mAh g-1 after 20 cycles at current density of 200 mA g-1. While the current density increases to 500 mA g-1, the corresponding discharge capacity can still remain as much as 132 mAh·g−1. Meanwhile, XPS spectrum results of the active electrode material asprepared and after a discharge process disclose that the electrochemical reaction mechanism happens in the half-cell sodium ion battery is the reduction of Fe2O3 to Fe.
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Wang, S., Wang, W., Hu, L., Hu, Z., Jiao, S., Zhu, H. (2014). Facile Synthesis of α-Fe2O3 Nanorods Derived from α-FeOOH Nanorods and Its Application as Anode Materials for Rechargeable Sodium-Ion Batteries. In: TMS 2014: 143rd Annual Meeting & Exhibition. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-48237-8_104
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