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Microwave-assisted synthesis of CuC2O4·xH2O for anode materials in lithium-ion batteries with a high capacity

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Two CuC2O4·xH2O-based anode materials with nanoscale microtopography were synthesized by microwave-assisted hydrothermal and solvothermal methods at 120 °C. These two compounds exhibit the higher electrochemical performance compared with other transition metal oxalate-based materials in lithium-ion batteries. The charge-discharge test results reveal that the electrochemical properties of copper oxalate hydrate are significantly better than those of the previous works without assistance of microwave. The quasi-spherical aggregates of CuC2O4·xH2O (x~0.14) possess the initial discharge capacity at 1436 mAh g−1 and the residual capacity at 1260.4 mAh g−1 after 100 cycles at 200 mA g−1. On the other hand, the quasi-cotton aggregates of CuC2O4·xH2O (x~0.49) possess the initial discharge capacity at 1689 mAh g−1 and the residual capacity at 1181.1 mAh g−1 under the same conditions.

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This research is supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (nos. 21404068 and 51502169).

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    Zhiqiang Qi, Yuandong Wu, Xiaofang Li, Yi Qu, Yongying Yang & Dajiang Mei

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Qi, Z., Wu, Y., Li, X. et al. Microwave-assisted synthesis of CuC2O4·xH2O for anode materials in lithium-ion batteries with a high capacity. Ionics 26, 33–42 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11581-019-03181-4

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