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α-Fe2O3 and Fe3O4 hollow nanospheres as high-capacity anode materials for rechargeable Li-ion batteries

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α-Fe2O3 and Fe3O4 hollow nanospheres of size 30 ± 2 nm were synthesized by using polymeric micelles as a soft template for the first time. The hollow nanospheres were thoroughly characterized by transmission electron microscope, superconducting quantum interference device, X-ray diffraction, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, thermogravimetry and differential thermal analysis, cyclic voltammogram, and nitrogen sorption analyses. The α-Fe2O3 and Fe3O4 hollow nanospheres were used as anode materials in lithium-ion rechargeable batteries to investigate their electrochemical properties. The hollow particle-based electrodes exhibit high capacity, stable cycling performance, and good rate capability at different current densities. The α-Fe2O3 and Fe3O4 hollow nanospheres with nanosized shell domain favors fast lithium insertion/extraction processes during the repeated charge/discharges.

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One of the authors (KN) thanks the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science for a Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (20310054).

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  1. Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Saga University, 1 Honjo-Machi, Saga, 840-8502, Japan

    Manickam Sasidharan & Kenichi Nakashima

  2. Advanced Research Center, Saga University, 1341 Yogamachi, Saga, 840-0047, Japan

    Nanda Gunawardhana & Masaki Yoshio

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Sasidharan, M., Gunawardhana, N., Yoshio, M. et al. α-Fe2O3 and Fe3O4 hollow nanospheres as high-capacity anode materials for rechargeable Li-ion batteries. Ionics 19, 25–31 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11581-012-0716-x

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