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Nonsolvent-induced phase separation-derived TiO2 nanotube arrays/porous Ti electrode as high-energy-density anode for lithium-ion batteries

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TiO2 nanotube arrays, growing on three-dimensional (3D) porous Ti membrane, were synthesized using a facile nonsolvent-induced phase separation and anodization process. The length of those three-dimensional nanotube arrays could be tuned by prolonging the anodizing time. When the anodizing time is 8 h, the three-dimensional TiO2 nanotube arrays/porous Ti electrode exhibits well cycling stability and ultra-high specific capacity, which is used in lithium-ion batteries, attributed to the high utilization rate of the substrate and the high growth intensity of the active materials. Three-dimensional TiO2 nanotube arrays/porous Ti electrode, at 100 μA·cm−2 with 8 h anodizing time, shows a typical discharge plateau at 1.78 V and exhibits the specific capacity with 2126.7 μAh·cm−2. The novel nanotube arrays@3D porous architecture effectively shortens the electron/ion transmission path, which could pave way for optimizing the design of high-performance anode materials for next-generation energy storage system.

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Acknowledgements

This work was financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 51801136, 51701142 and 51871165), Tianjin Municipal Education Committee Scientific Research Projects (No. 2017KJ075) and the Australian Research Council Discovery Project (No. DP200100965).

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  1. State Key Laboratory of Separation Membrane and Membrane Processes, Tianjin Municipal Key Laboratory of Advanced Fibers and Energy Storage, School of Materials Science and Engineering, School of Mechanical Engineering, Tiangong University, Tianjin, 300387, China

    Zhi-Jia Zhang, Jun Zhao, Zhi-Jun Qiao, Jia-Min Wang, Shi-Hao Sun, Wen-Xing Fu, Xi-Yuan Zhang, Zhen-Yang Yu & Jian-Li Kang

  2. Centre for Clean Environment and Energy, Gold Coast Campus, Griffith University, Gold Coast, 4222, Australia

    Yu-Hai Dou & Ding Yuan

  3. Key Laboratory of Materials Processing and Mold, Ministry of Education, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450002, China

    Yue-Zhan Feng

  4. Key Laboratory for Micro-/Nano-Optoelectronic Devices, Ministry of Education, School of Physics and Electronics, Hunan University, Changsha, 410022, China

    Jian-Min Ma

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Zhang, ZJ., Zhao, J., Qiao, ZJ. et al. Nonsolvent-induced phase separation-derived TiO2 nanotube arrays/porous Ti electrode as high-energy-density anode for lithium-ion batteries. Rare Met. 40, 393–399 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12598-020-01571-6

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