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High-performance thin-film Li4Ti5O12 electrodes fabricated by using ink-jet printing technique and their electrochemical properties

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Li4Ti5O12 thin-film anode with high discharge capacity and excellent cycle stability for rechargeable lithium ion batteries was prepared successfully by using ink-jet printing technique. The prepared Li4Ti5O12 thin film were characterized by scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, cyclic voltammograms, and galvanostatic charge–discharge measurements. It was found that the average thickness of 10-layer Li4Ti5O12 film was about 1.7~1.8 μm and the active material Li4Ti5O12 in the thin film was nano-sized about 50–300 nm. It was also found that the prepared Li4Ti5O12 thin film exhibited a high discharge capacity of about 174 mAh/g and the discharge capacity in the 300th cycle retained 88% of the largest discharge capacity at a current density of 10.4 μA/cm2 in the potential range of 1.0–2.0 V.

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This work was supported by the National Nature Science Foundation of China; Key Youth Teacher Foundation of Zhongyuan University of Technology.

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  1. School of Material and Chemical Engineering, Zhongyuan University of Technology, Zhengzhou, 450007, China

    Yaomin Zhao & Guoqun Liu

  2. Department of Chemistry, and Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433, China

    Ling Liu & Zhiyu Jiang

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Zhao, Y., Liu, G., Liu, L. et al. High-performance thin-film Li4Ti5O12 electrodes fabricated by using ink-jet printing technique and their electrochemical properties. J Solid State Electrochem 13, 705–711 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10008-008-0575-6

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