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Synthesis and electrochemical properties of FeSbO4 nanorods

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Well-crystallized FeSbO4 nanorods with rutile-like structure are synthesized through a solid-state reaction and used as cathode material of Li-ion battery for the first time. The obtained nanorods can react with ∼11 Li-ions per FeSbO4 unit with a specific discharge capacity of 1 100 mAh·g− between 0.1 and 2.0 V. Three discharge plateaus can be observed during the fully discharging process, but the reversible reaction with ∼1 Li occurs between 1.5 V and 4.5 V vs. Li+/Li, and the reversible capacity is only 50–80 1 mAh·g−. FeSbO4 nanorods have a stable cyclic performance between 1.5 V and 4.5 V and it can be used as cathode material for rechargeable Li-ion battery.

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    Qinggang Zhang, Xiaohong Hu, Dan Zhan, Guozhu Zhu & Tianyou Peng

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Foundation item: Supported by the Program for New Century Excellent Talents in University (NCET-07-0637) and the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (2081003) of China

Biography: ZHANG Qinggang, male, Ph.D. candidate, research direction: cathode material of lithium ion battery.

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Zhang, Q., Hu, X., Zhan, D. et al. Synthesis and electrochemical properties of FeSbO4 nanorods. Wuhan Univ. J. Nat. Sci. 18, 185–190 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11859-013-0912-1

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