Abstract
Three-dimensional ZnO nanorod arrays on flexible high surface area carbon cloth were successfully synthesized and directly used as negative electrodes for lithium-ion batteries without using any binder additive. The structure and morphology of the as-prepared hybrid ZnO electrode were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM). When tested as anodes in a lithium cell, the hybrid electrode demonstrated a high discharge capacity along with excellent rate capability and good cycling stability, delivering a reversible capacity of 891 mAh g−1 at the second cycle and retaining a capacity of 469 mAh g−1 after 100 cycles.
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The authors acknowledge the financial support from the NSFC Grant No. 21406052, 51602111, Guangdong Province Grant NO. 2014B090914004, 2014B090915005, 2015A030310196, 2015B050501010, 14KJ13, the Program for the Outstanding Young Talents of Hebei Province (Grant No. BJ2014010), the Pearl River S&T Nova Program of Guangzhou (201506040045), PCSIRT Project No. IRT13064 and Scientific Research Foundation for Selected Overseas Chinese Scholars, Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security of China (Grant No. CG2015003002). ZB acknowledges the financial support by the grants from the Ministry of Education and Science of Kazakhstan #5097/GF and 5687/GF.
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Huang, L., Wang, X., Yin, F. et al. Three-dimensional carbon cloth-supported ZnO nanorod arrays as a binder-free anode for lithium-ion batteries. J Nanopart Res 19, 42 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11051-017-3742-9
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