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In situ synthesis of core–shell Al@MIL-53 anode for high‐performance lithium-ion batteries

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Metal–organic frameworks with high porosity, large surface area and adjustable pore sizes have received great attentions in the field of lithium-ion batteries; however, its low intrinsic electrical conductivity seriously restricts its practical application. In this work, the Al particles are directly used as a feedstock to in situ synthesize Al@MIL-53 core–shell anode by using a facile hydrothermal method. Compared to the Al particles and the con-MIL-53 anode, the vitalized Al@MIL-53 anode presents a high capacity of 135 mAh g−1 after 500 cycles at current density of 100 mA g–1 and also an excellent capacity retention under a high current density of 500 mA g−1. These results indicate that the uniformly distributed size of the MIL-53 on shell and the internal conductive network of the Al core can effectively improve structural stability, which is illuminating for the practical application in high-performance lithium-ion batteries. Although the capacity of the Al@MIL-53 composite is not the highest among the existing anode materials, its synthesis process is simpler and cost effective.

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This research was supported by the Young People Fund of the Guangxi Science and Technology Department (No. 2018GXNSFBA050007), the Doctor’s Scientific Research Foundation of Guilin University of Technology (No. GUTQDJJ2018050), the Science & Technology Base and Special Talent (GUIKE-AD19110066), and the key R & D project of Guangxi (GUIKEAB21196006).

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  1. Guangxi Key Laboratory of Electrochemical and Magnetochemical Functional Materials, College of Chemistry and Bioengineering, Guilin University of Technology, Guilin, 541004, China

    Ning Peng, Guiren Xu, Jiqiong Jiang & Anning Zhao

  2. Institute of Technology Research and Development of Electronic Aluminum Foil, Guangxi Hezhou Guidong Electronics Technology Co. Ltd, Guangxi, 542800, China

    Ning Peng & Libo Liang

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Peng, N., Xu, G., Jiang, J. et al. In situ synthesis of core–shell Al@MIL-53 anode for high‐performance lithium-ion batteries. J Mater Sci 57, 11242–11252 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-022-07253-1

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