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Synthesis and electrochemical performance of NiO/Fe3O4/rGO as anode material for lithium ion battery

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NiO/Fe3O4/rGO composite materials were successfully obtained via a solvothermal route and characterized by charge/discharge test, TEM, XRD, SEM, EIS, HRTEM, XPS, CV, etc. The results showed that the Fe3O4 nanospheres have an average size around 150 nm, NiO is relatively larger (about 300 nm) and agglomerated by rod-shaped particles. The nanospheres of Fe3O4 and rod-shaped NiO particles were distributed on the surface of reduced grapheme oxide. The BET specific surface and BJH desorption average pore diameter of NiO/Fe3O4/rGO are 497.26 m2 g−1 and 1.23 nm, respectively, so it improves the contact area between electrode materials and electrolyte, make ion diffusion path shorter and facilitates ion insertion/desertion. Discharge capacity was 841 mAh g−1 at the first cycle and maintain 647 mAh g−1 after 200 cycles at the current density of 500 mA g−1, and even at the current density of 1000 mA g−1, the discharge capacity can keep 582 mAh g−1 after 200 cycles with a well Coulombic efficiency and retention. And electrochemical impedance of NiO/Fe3O4 and NiO/Fe3O4/rGO is 110 Ω and 75 Ω, respectively, indicating that the material has a good ionic conductivity.

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This work is supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 21404068, 51502169).

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Pei, M., Wu, Y., Qi, Z. et al. Synthesis and electrochemical performance of NiO/Fe3O4/rGO as anode material for lithium ion battery. Ionics 26, 3831–3840 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11581-020-03545-1

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