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Fe2Mo3O8 nanoparticles self-assembling 3D mesoporous hollow spheres toward superior lithium storage properties

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Unique self-assembled iron(II) molybdenum (IV) oxide (Fe2Mo3O8) mesoporous hollow spheres have been facilely constructed via the bubble-template-assisted hydrothermal synthesis method combined with simple calcination. The compact assembly of small nanoparticles on the surface of the hollow spheres not only provides more active sites for the Fe2Mo3O8, but also benefits the stability of the hollow structure, and thus improved the lithium storage properties of Fe2Mo3O8. The Fe2Mo3O8 mesoporous hollow spheres exhibit high initial discharge and charge capacities of 1189 and 997 mA·h·g−1 respectively, as well as good long-term cycling stability (866 mA · h · g−1 over 70 cycles) when used as a lithium-ion battery anode. This feasible material synthesis strategy will inspire the variation of structural design in other ternary metal molybdates.

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Acknowledgements

This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 21203116 and 51602184), the China Scholarship Council (CSC), the Innovate UK (Grant No. 104013), EPSRC UKRI (EP/T024682/1), the institutional strategic grant-Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF) that City, University of London receives from Research England, UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), the Natural Science Foundation of Shaanxi (Grant No. 2020JM-502), the funding for platform construction of energy storage materials and devices in Shaanxi University of Science and Technology (Grant No. 0126-126021802).

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  1. School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shaanxi University of Science and Technology, Xi’an, 710021, China

    Lifeng Zhang, Yifei Song, Yue Hu, Yi Liu & Shouwu Guo

  2. Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, School of Mathematics, Computer Science and Engineering, City, University of London, London, EC1V 0HB, UK

    Lifeng Zhang & Weiping Wu

  3. Department of Materials, University of Oxford, Oxford, OX1 3PH, UK

    Robert Bradley

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    Robert Bradley

  5. School of Energy Resources, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY, 82071, USA

    Robert Bradley

  6. School of Electronic Information and Electrical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China

    Shouwu Guo

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Zhang, L., Song, Y., Wu, W. et al. Fe2Mo3O8 nanoparticles self-assembling 3D mesoporous hollow spheres toward superior lithium storage properties. Front. Chem. Sci. Eng. 15, 156–163 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11705-020-1986-x

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