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Journal of Materials Science
Published in: Journal of Materials Science 5/2019

13-11-2018 | Energy materials

Rapid microwave-irradiation synthesis of ZnCo2O4/ZnO nanocrystals/carbon nanotubes composite as anodes for high-performance lithium-ion battery

Authors: Ping Huang, Miao Zhang, Jinwei Kang, Huagui Feng, Qingmei Su, Gaohui Du, Yuan Yu, Bingshe Xu

Published in: Journal of Materials Science | Issue 5/2019

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Abstract

ZnCo2O4/ZnO/carbon nanotubes (ZZCO/CNTs) nanocomposite is fabricated via a facile and rapid strategy of microwave-irradiation process followed by annealing. The nanocomposites are composed of ZnCo2O4/ZnO (ZZCO) nanocrystals (~ 5 nm) coated on the surfaces of carbon nanotubes, and the introduction of carbon nanotubes can greatly improve the conductivity and stability of the hybrid material and effectively prevent the aggregation of ZZCO nanoparticles. When considered as an anode material for lithium-ion batteries, the as-synthesized ZZCO/CNTs nanocomposite exhibits a high-reversible specific capacity of around 1440 mAh g−1 at the current density of 100 mA g−1, excellent cycling stability up to 200 cycles at a high current density of 500 mA g−1 and superior rate performance.
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Metadata
Title
Rapid microwave-irradiation synthesis of ZnCo2O4/ZnO nanocrystals/carbon nanotubes composite as anodes for high-performance lithium-ion battery
Authors
Ping Huang
Miao Zhang
Jinwei Kang
Huagui Feng
Qingmei Su
Gaohui Du
Yuan Yu
Bingshe Xu
Publication date
13-11-2018
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Journal of Materials Science / Issue 5/2019
Print ISSN: 0022-2461
Electronic ISSN: 1573-4803
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-018-3119-1

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