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Construction of graphitic carbon quantum dots-modified yolk–shell Co3O4 microsphere for high-performance lithium storage

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The designation of yolk–shell structure is possessing advantages such as more active sites available and hierarchical space for volume expansion in the practical electrochemical applications. However, 3D yolk–shell nanostructures, with overall sizes over 100 nm, are still considered to be a certain degree of difficulty. Herein, we present the synthesis of novel yolk–shell Co3O4 microspheres in situ derived from Co-BTC/ZIF precursor, which is further decorated with graphitic carbon quantum dots coating layer (designated as YS-Co3O4/CQD). As expected, the yolk–shell structure with hollow cavity and interior porosity provides numerous active sites for enhanced electrochemical kinetics and effectively alleviates the volume effect for structural integrity. Moreover, the introduction of CQDs-decorated layer further improved the ionic/electric conductivity and the structural stability of YS-Co3O4 microspheres. Thus, the YS-Co3O4/CQD anode displays a high reversible specific capacity of around 1027 mAh g−1 at 0.1 A g−1, good cyclic stability up to 300 cycles at 1.0 A g−1 and superior rate capacity of 672.7, 550.3, 399.9 and 282.8 mAh g−1 at 4.0, 6.0, 8.0 and 10.0 A g−1, respectively.

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1. We synthesize Co-BTC/ZIF derivative YS-Co3O4 decorated with CQDs coating.

2. Specific yolk–shell structure endows composite with excellent cycling stability.

3. The CQDs coating layer contributes to fast lithium storage kinetics.

4. YS-Co3O4/CQD exhibits ultrahigh rate capacity and good cyclic stability for LIBs.

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This work was financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 51774330) and the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities of Central South University (2020zzts735).

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  1. School of Minerals Processing and Bioengineering, Central South University, Changsha, 410083, China

    Zihao He, Jing Huang, Kun Liu, Xuekun Tang & Ying Dai

  2. Hunan Key Laboratory of Mineral Materials and Application, Central South University, Changsha, 410083, China

    Zihao He, Jing Huang, Kun Liu, Xuekun Tang & Ying Dai

  3. School of Materials Science and Engineering, Central South University, Changsha, 410083, China

    Guozhao Fang

  4. Key Laboratory of Electronic Packaging and Advanced Functional Materials of Hunan Province, Central South University, Changsha, 410083, China

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He, Z., Huang, J., Liu, K. et al. Construction of graphitic carbon quantum dots-modified yolk–shell Co3O4 microsphere for high-performance lithium storage. J Mater Sci 57, 3586–3600 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-021-06814-0

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