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Cobalt imidazoledicarboxylate coordination complex microspheres: stable intercalation materials for lithium and sodium-ion batteries

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A simple and versatile method for preparation of cobalt 4,5-imidazoledicarboxylate microspheres is developed. The cobalt 4,5-imidazoledicarboxylate complex is a kind of stable intercalation materials for lithium- and sodium-ion batteries. When tested as an anode material for lithium-ion batteries, the coordination complex microspheres based composite electrode delivers a second discharge capacity of 595.4 mAh g−1 at a current density of 1 Ah g−1. A reversible capacity of 416.1 mAh g−1 remained after 143 cycles, while a reversible capacity of 259.9 mAh g−1 remained after 500 cycles at a current density of 1.5 A g−1. In addition, it can also serve as stable anode materials for sodium-ion batteries. Research based on the topics would shed some light on the discovery of new alternative intercalation materials to graphite.

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The project was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (grant no. 51204058) and the open project in Key Lab Adv. Energy Mat. Chem. (Nankai University).

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    Hailong Fei, Yaqin Lin & Tan Xu

  2. Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials Chemistry (Ministry of Education), Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, China

    Hailong Fei

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Fei, H., Lin, Y. & Xu, T. Cobalt imidazoledicarboxylate coordination complex microspheres: stable intercalation materials for lithium and sodium-ion batteries. Ionics 23, 1949–1954 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11581-017-2033-x

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