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Self-assembled uniform double-shelled Co3V2O8 hollow nanospheres as anodes for high-performance Li-ion batteries

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Hollow micro-/nanostructures have achieved great success in the field of renewable battery materials by reducing the volume change and promoting the ion transport. Double-shelled Co3V2O8 hollow nanospheres (CVO-DSS) were synthesized using a facile solvothermal method followed by a thermal treatment in the absence of any surfactant. Meanwhile, two other architectures of hollow nanospheres and nanoparticles were obtained by changing the annealing temperature. Benefiting from the desired hollow structure, the CVO-DSS electrode exhibits excellent lithium storage properties as an anode. It exhibits a reversible discharge capacity of 1210 mAh·g−1 at 200 mA·g−1 after 100 cycles and a satisfactorily high rate capacity of 628 mAh·g−1 after 800 cycles at 5000 mA·g−1. These hollow nanostructures can efficiently enhance the contact area of the electrolyte/electrode interface, promote the diffusion of lithium ions and electrons and slow down the capacity loss during long cycles.

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This study was financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 21476063), Guizhou Provincial Education Department (No. KY [2018] 031), the Project of Hubei Provincial Science & Technology Department (No. 2018ACA147) and the Open-End Fund for Hubei Key Laboratory of Pollutant Analysis & Reuse Technology (No. PA200104). H. Zheng acknowledges the China Scholarship Council (CSC) for scholarship support.

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  2. Key Laboratory for Synthesis and Applications of Organic Functional Molecules, Hubei University, Wuhan, 430062, China

    Xiao Chen, Yun Yang, Chuan-Qi Feng & Shi-Quan Wang

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Zheng, H., Chen, X., Yang, Y. et al. Self-assembled uniform double-shelled Co3V2O8 hollow nanospheres as anodes for high-performance Li-ion batteries. Rare Met. 40, 3485–3493 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12598-021-01713-4

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