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Fe3O4 wrapped by reduced graphene oxide as a high-performance anode material for lithium-ion batteries

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Iron oxide has been considered as one of the most promising anode materials for lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) due to its low cost, environmental benignity, and abundant source. However, the huge volume variation of iron oxide during the lithiation/delithiation processes has caused a structural failure and decay of the electrochemical performance for LIBs. In order to improve the electrochemical performance of iron oxide, one efficient strategy is to prepare carbon-coated iron oxide with special structure. Herein, we use metal-organic frameworks to prepare Fe3O4/reduced graphene oxide (rGO) nanocomposite through a hydrothermal route. As an anode material of LIBs, the prepared Fe3O4/rGO nanocomposite exhibits a high discharge capacity of 1762.1 mAh g−1 and remarkably good rate performance with a charge capacity of 1060.6 mAh g−1 at 100 mA g−1 and 772.9 mAh g−1 at 1000 mA g−1. In the Fe3O4/rGO composite, the electrical conductivity was enhanced and the volume expansion was also restrained by rGO.

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This work was supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 51502350 and 51702367), China Postdoctoral Science Foundation (Grant No. 2016M592447), and The International Postdoctoral Exchange Fellowship Program (Grant No. 155212).

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  1. School of Metallurgy and Environment, Central South University, Changsha, 410083, People’s Republic of China

    D. A. Mifounde Bengono, Bao Zhang, Yingying Yao, Linbo Tang, Wanjing Yu, Junchao Zheng & Hui Tong

  2. School of Materials Science and Engineering, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, 2052, Australia

    Dewei Chu

  3. Middle School Attached to Central South University, Changsha, 410083, People’s Republic of China

    Jiayi Li

  4. National Engineering Laboratory for High Efficiency Recovery of Refractory Nonferrous Metals, Central South University, Changsha, 410083, People’s Republic of China

    Hui Tong

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Bengono, D.A.M., Zhang, B., Yao, Y. et al. Fe3O4 wrapped by reduced graphene oxide as a high-performance anode material for lithium-ion batteries. Ionics 26, 1695–1701 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11581-019-03346-1

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