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Porous layer assembled hierarchical Co3O4 as anode materials for lithium-ion batteries

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The flower-like Co3O4 particles with three-dimensional structure have been achieved by inheriting the flower-like framework of β-Co(OH)2 particles fabricated by a facile solvothermal method without any surfactant. The obtained Co3O4 microflower, which was composed of large amounts of self-assembled porous ultrathin nanosheets, exhibited excellent electrochemical performances in terms of high specific capacity and good cycle stability when being evaluated as anode materials for lithium-ion battery. Specifically, a high reversible capacity of above 1100 mA h g−1 was achieved after 50 cycles at the current density of 296 mA g−1. Hierarchical flower-like structure with mesoporous was considered as providing more active sites for Li+ insertion and paths for transport of Li+, which led to faster lithium-ion diffusion. Co3O4 porous flower-like nanostructures possessed significant potential application in energy storage systems.

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The authors gratefully acknowledge the financial support from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 51602023) and Beijing Institute of Technology Research Fund Program for Young Scholars.

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    Ximei Zhai, Xiangming Xu, Xiaoliang Zhu, Yongjie Zhao, Jingbo Li & Haibo Jin

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Zhai, X., Xu, X., Zhu, X. et al. Porous layer assembled hierarchical Co3O4 as anode materials for lithium-ion batteries. J Mater Sci 53, 1356–1364 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-017-1579-3

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