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Target synthesis of dense C-coated ZnO for advanced lithium storage via a facile and cost-effective approach

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Herein, ZnO@C composite is synthesized through a facile, time saving, and ecofriendly chemical vapor deposition approach. Very thin and dense carbon layer is well coated on the surface of ZnO nanoparticles. As anode, the ZnO@C composite delivers a high reversible lithiation capacity of 685 mA h g−1 at 0.2 A g−1 and good rate performance (still high as 225 mA h g−1 at 5 A g−1) together with high initial Coulombic efficiency of ~ 72%, which are much better than that of bare ZnO.

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This work was supported by the Fundamental Research Funds for Central Universities of SCUT, China (No. 2018ZD20), Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province, China (No. 2020A1515010485), and the National Science Foundation for Key Support Major Research project of China (No. 91745203).

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    Liyu Deng, Mengkun Wang & Shuang Cheng

  2. College of Automation, Zhongkai University of Agriculture and Engineering, Guangzhou, 5100225, China

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Deng, L., Wang, M., Ji, X. et al. Target synthesis of dense C-coated ZnO for advanced lithium storage via a facile and cost-effective approach. Ionics 27, 423–428 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11581-020-03809-w

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