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Fe3O4 Hollow Nanospheres Grown In Situ in Three-Dimensional Honeycomb Macroporous Carbon Boost Long-Life and High-Rate Lithium Ion Storage

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A composite of Fe3O4 and carbon is constructed by a one-step calcination method with polystyrene spheres as template, polyvinyl pyrrolidone as assembling agent, and Fe(NO3)3 as Fe source. Material characterization demonstrates that Fe3O4 hollow nanospheres 10–16 nm in diameter are closely grown in situ inside three-dimensional honeycomb macroporous carbon with a pore diameter of about 200 nm. The composite material exhibits high specific capacity, delivering an average discharge capacity of 1618 mA h g−1 at 0.1 A g−1. The long-term cycling performance is excellent, achieving discharge capacity of 770 mA h g−1 at 1 A g−1 after 1000 cycles and 429 mA h g−1 at 5 A g−1 after 200 cycles. Even at 10 A g−1, the rate capability is outstanding. Kinetics analyses reveal predominant capacitive behavior and low reaction impedance in electrochemical reaction. The excellent performance mainly benefits from the beneficial structural effects of Fe3O4 hollow nanospheres and honeycomb macroporous carbon. Fe3O4 hollow nanospheres@three-dimensional honeycomb macroporous carbon is a superior anode material for lithium-ion batteries.

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This work was funded by the Scientific Research Project of Education Department of Zhejiang Province (No. Y202145998).

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  2. Hangzhou Polytechnic, Hangzhou, 311402, China

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  3. Zhejiang Institute of Mechanical & Electrical Engineering, Hangzhou, 310053, China

    Xin Jin

  4. College of Machinery Engineering, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou, 310018, China

    Yongfeng Yuan

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Wang, L., Zheng, H., Jin, X. et al. Fe3O4 Hollow Nanospheres Grown In Situ in Three-Dimensional Honeycomb Macroporous Carbon Boost Long-Life and High-Rate Lithium Ion Storage. J. Electron. Mater. 52, 10–22 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11664-022-10026-w

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