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Preparation and electrochemical properties of Cu3P/rGO nanocomposite protection strategy for lithium-ion batteries

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Copper phosphide (Cu3P) has emerged as a promising new lithium-ion electrode material due to its high theoretical capacity and abundant earth resources. However, there are serious volume expansion and agglomeration problems in the charging and discharging process, resulting in poor electrochemical performance and low rate performance. We synthesized 3D Cu3P/rGO (CPG) composite nanomaterials by normal-temperature agitation and high-temperature calcination. The mechanism underlying the enhancement in the electrochemical behavior of the composite electrode material by the stable surface/interface structure of the composite material, the nanostructure of metal phosphide, and the synergistic effect between the nanostructure of the metal phosphide and the carbon material were investigated. As an active material, CPG showed good electrochemical performance. When the current density was 0.5 C, after 200 cycles, it still maintained specific capacity at 716.8 mAh g−1, and it also showed good performance at high current density (after 330 cycles, at 5 C), with specific capacity of 496.6 mAh g−1. At the same time, the CPG composites showed obvious pseudocapacitive characteristics (59.6% of the total capacitance was accounted for when the scanning rate was 0.4 mV s−1). The results show that the modified composites of rGO effectively improved the electrochemical performance of Cu3P. This provides theoretical support for the development of new lithium-ion battery anode materials.

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This work was financially supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (11904081); Key Science and Technology Project of Henan Province, (No. 222102230062); Henan Provincial Key Young Teachers Training Program, (No. 2019GGJS267) and Xinxiang Science and Technology Project (GG2020013).

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  1. School of Cable Engineering, Henan Institute of Technology, Henan Province, Xinxiang City, 453003, People’s Republic of China

    Yanrong Ni & Chengbin Li

  2. Henan Key Laboratory of Wire and Cable Structures and Materials, Henan Institute of Technology, Henan Province, Xinxiang City, 453003, People’s Republic of China

    Yanrong Ni, Chengbin Li & Yongliang Guo

  3. College of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Harbin University of Science and Technology, Heilongjiang Province, Harbin City, 150080, People’s Republic of China

    Junguo Gao

  4. Key Laboratory of Engineering Dielectrics and Its Application, Harbin University of Science and Technology, Heilongjiang Province, Harbin City, 150080, People’s Republic of China

    Junguo Gao

  5. Ministry of Education, Heilongjiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Dielectric Engineering, Harbin University of Science and Technology, Heilongjiang Province, Harbin City, 150080, People’s Republic of China

    Junguo Gao

  6. Science Division, Henan Institute of Technology, Henan Province, Xinxiang City, 453003, People’s Republic of China

    Yongliang Guo

  7. School of Physics, Henan Normal University, Henan Province, Xinxiang City, 453007, People’s Republic of China

    Tongjun Li

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Ni, Y., Li, C., Gao, J. et al. Preparation and electrochemical properties of Cu3P/rGO nanocomposite protection strategy for lithium-ion batteries. J Solid State Electrochem 26, 2873–2881 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10008-022-05283-y

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