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Facile synthesis of CoWO4/RGO composites as superior anode materials for lithium-ion batteries

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In this paper, a facile method has been developed to synthesize supported CoWO4 on the reduced graphene oxide (RGO) as high-performance anode material for Li-ion batteries. The composites with cuboid-like CoWO4 nanoparticles were prepared by directly adding graphene oxide into the precursor solution followed by a hydrothermal treatment. Different analytical methods like high-resolution TEM, XRD, TGA, and XPS characterizations were employed to illustrate structural information of the as-prepared CoWO4 and CoWO4/RGO composites. In addition, the Li-ion battery performance using the composites as anode materials was also discussed based on the detailed galvanostatic charge-discharge cycling tests. The result shows that the specific capacity of the as-prepared CoWO4/RGO composites can reach 533.3 mAh g−1 after 50 cycles at a current density of 100 mA g−1. During the whole cyclic process, the coulombic efficiency was maintained higher than 90%. Therefore, CoWO4, as an environment-friendly and cost-effective anode material, has promising potential for Li-ion batteries.

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  1. Department of Applied Chemistry, College of Biotechnology and Food Science, Tianjin University of Commerce, Tianjin, 300134, People’s Republic of China

    Feihui Li

  2. Sichuan Province Metal Fuel Cell Key Laboratory, Deyang, 618000, Sichuan, People’s Republic of China

    Feihui Li

  3. School of Science, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, People’s Republic of China

    HeYa Na, Xiaoyang Xu & Jianping Gao

  4. Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, People’s Republic of China

    Wei Jin

  5. School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, People’s Republic of China

    Wei Wang

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Li, F., Na, H., Jin, W. et al. Facile synthesis of CoWO4/RGO composites as superior anode materials for lithium-ion batteries. J Solid State Electrochem 22, 2767–2774 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10008-018-3962-7

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