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Facile synthesis of hollow urchin-like NiCo2O4 microspheres for high-performance sodium-ion batteries

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Hollow urchin-like NiCo2O4 microspheres were facilely synthesized by a simple hydrothermal approach combined with subsequent annealing process. The three-dimensional architectures with hollow structure are formed by the mechanism of the nanowires self-assembly associate with the subsequent Ostwald ripening process. The as-obtained NiCo2O4 microspheres with the average diameter of about 5 μm consist of numerous radial nanowires and benefited from the hollow urchin-like microsphere structure, Brunauer–Emmett–Teller results show that it possesses a large specific surface area of 92.8 m2 g−1, when it was applied as an electrode material for sodium-ion batteries, the NiCo2O4 electrode displayed a high invertible capacity of ~440 mAh g−1 after 200 cycles at a current density of 100 mA g−1, and the electrochemical measurement results also indicated the NiCo2O4 electrode possess a charming rate capability. These results suggest a promising application of the hollow urchin-like NiCo2O4 microspheres for the advanced sodium-ion batteries.

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This work was jointly supported by the National Science Foundation of China (Nos. 11572271, 51302236), The National Basic Research Program of China (No. 2012CB933103).

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Zhang, X.Q., Zhao, Y.C., Wang, C.G. et al. Facile synthesis of hollow urchin-like NiCo2O4 microspheres for high-performance sodium-ion batteries. J Mater Sci 51, 9296–9305 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-016-0176-1

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