Frontiers of Chemistry in China

, Volume 2, Issue 3, pp 265–269 | Cite as

Preparation and characterization of nanotube Li-Ti-O by molten salt method

  • Pei Xianru 
  • Wang Xiaodong 
  • Zhang Shunli 
  • Zhang Jingwei 
  • Yang Jianjun 
  • Jin Zhensheng 
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Abstract

Nanotube Li-Ti-O compound with high surface (198.6 m2·g−1) was prepared by a method involving the treatment of nanotube Na2Ti2O5·H2O in molten LiNO3 and characterization by means of transmission electron microscopy (TEM), energy-dispersive spectra (EDS), X-ray diffraction (XRD), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), and thermogravimetry-differential thermal analysis (TG/DTG). Results show that the nanotube Li-Ti-O compound prepared by this method involves two crystal phases: spinel Li2Ti2O4 and anatase LixTiO2 (x < 0.1). Li+ exhibits different Li1s binding energy in the two crystal phases. In ambient air, the Li-Ti-O compound adsorbs water easily, and the chemically adsorbed water is difficult to remove below 400°C.

Keywords

nanotube Na2Ti2O5·H2O nanotube Li-Ti-O compound molten method Li-electrode material 
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Authors and Affiliations

  • Pei Xianru 
    • 1
  • Wang Xiaodong 
    • 1
  • Zhang Shunli 
    • 1
  • Zhang Jingwei 
    • 1
  • Yang Jianjun 
    • 1
  • Jin Zhensheng 
    • 1
  1. 1.Laboratory of Special Functional MaterialsHenan UniversityKaifengChina

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