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Surfactant-mediated synthesis of ZnCo2O4 powders as a high-performance anode material for Li-ion batteries

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The synthesis as well as the electrochemical properties study of highly crystalline ZnCo2O4 powders is presented. ZnCo2O4 powders with a particle diameter of 15–35 nm have been successfully prepared with the surfactant-mediated method. The thorough structural characterization including X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) were employed to examine the morphology and the microstructure of the final product. The as-synthesized powders were used as anode materials for lithium-ion battery, whose charge–discharge properties, cyclic voltammetry, and cycle performance were examined and revealed very good properties. Galvanostatic cycling of ZnCo2O4 powders in the voltage range 0.005–3.0 V versus Li at 60 mA g−1 maintained charge and discharge capacities of 1,308 and 1,336 mAh g−1 after 40 cycles when cycled at 25 °C, respectively.

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This work was supported by the 973 Project (2013CB934001), the Department of Science and Technology of Yunnan Province via the Key Project for the Science and Technology (Grant No. 2011FA001), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 51262029, 51172024, 51372022), the Key Project of the Department of Education of Yunnan Province (ZD2013006), and the Program for Excellent Young Talents, Yunnan University.

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  1. Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Yunnan University, 650091, Kunming, People’s Republic of China

    Yan Wang, Gang Chen, Chengjun Dong & Yude Wang

  2. Institute of Advanced Materials and Technology, University of Science and Technology Beijing, 10083, Beijing, People’s Republic of China

    Mingshan Wang & Li-Zhen Fan

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Wang, Y., Wang, M., Chen, G. et al. Surfactant-mediated synthesis of ZnCo2O4 powders as a high-performance anode material for Li-ion batteries. Ionics 21, 623–628 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11581-014-1221-1

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