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Porous CuF2 integrated with a three-dimensional conductive network of CNTs as cathode materials for lithium-ion batteries

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In this study, a hybrid nanostructure composed of porous CuF2 and a three-dimensional (3D) electronic network of CNTs has been successfully fabricated by a precipitation method and a following solid-state reaction process as cathode material for lithium-ion batteries. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) results demonstrate the intimate contract of CuF2 particles and the reserve of the porous structure after the addition of CNTs. Inherited the advantage of porous structure and the three-dimensional (3D) conductive network of CNTs, the CNTs/porous CuF2 composite exhibits enhanced electrochemical performance than porous CuF2, where the initial discharge capacity increases from 531 to 618 mAh g−1 at 0.1C. Moreover, electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) and galvanostatic intermittent titration technique (GITT) results demonstrate the decrease of the charge-transfer resistance and the promotion of the Li+ diffusion in virtue of CNTs. The hybrid nanostructure proposed in this work may be potentially used in other transition metal fluorides as cathode materials for lithium-ion batteries with high energy densities.

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    Qingxiao Hu, Zhiyong Yu, Lujia Tian & Yichun Zhao

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Hu, Q., Yu, Z., Tian, L. et al. Porous CuF2 integrated with a three-dimensional conductive network of CNTs as cathode materials for lithium-ion batteries. J Mater Sci: Mater Electron 34, 1076 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-023-10501-y

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