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NiO/CNTs derived from metal-organic frameworks as superior anode material for lithium-ion batteries

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In this work, porous NiO microspheres interconnected by carbon nanotubes (NiO/CNTs) were successfully fabricated by the pyrolysis of nickel metal-organic framework precursors with CNTs and evaluated as anode materials for lithium-ion batteries (LIBs). The structures, morphologies, and electrochemical performances of the samples were characterized by X-ray diffraction, N2 adsorption-desorption, field emission scanning electron microscopy, cyclic voltammetry, galvanostatic charge/discharge tests, and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy, respectively. The results show that the introduction of CNTs can improve the lithium-ion storage performance of NiO/CNT composites. Especially, NiO/CNTs-10 exhibits the highest reversible capacity of 812 mAh g−1 at 100 mA g−1 after 100 cycles. Even cycled at 2 A g−1, it still maintains a stable capacity of 502 mAh g−1 after 300 cycles. The excellent electrochemical performance of NiO/CNT composites should be attributed to the formation of 3D conductive network structure with porous NiO microspheres linked by CNTs, which benefits the electron transfer ability and the buffering of the volume expansion during the cycling process.

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Financial support from the Basic Research Project of Shanghai Science and Technology Committee (NSSo. 14JC1491000), Key Project of National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 61231003), and CAS Interdisciplinary Innovation Team is gratefully acknowledged.

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Xu, Y., Hou, S., Yang, G. et al. NiO/CNTs derived from metal-organic frameworks as superior anode material for lithium-ion batteries. J Solid State Electrochem 22, 785–795 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10008-017-3811-0

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