Materials 2012, 5(7), 1275-1284; doi:10.3390/ma5071275
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Self-Assembly of Bi2Te3-Nanoplate/Graphene-Nanosheet Hybrid by One-Pot Route and Its Improved Li-Storage Properties

Fangfang Tuemail, Jian Xie* email, Gaoshao Caoemail and Xinbing Zhaoemail
State Key Laboratory of Silicon Materials, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Received: 12 June 2012; in revised form: 5 July 2012 / Accepted: 10 July 2012 / Published: 23 July 2012
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advanced Materials for Lithium Ion Batteries)
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Abstract: A sandwich structured Bi2Te3-nanoplates/graphene-nanosheet (Bi2Te3/G) hybrid has been synthesized by a facile in situ solvothermal route and has been investigated as a potential anode material for Li-ion batteries. Bi2Te3 grows during the solvothermal process with the simultaneous reduction of graphite oxide into graphene. The in situ formation process of the hybrid has been investigated by X-ray diffraction and X-ray photoelectron spectra. The Li-storage mechanism and performance of Bi2Te3/G and bare Bi2Te3 have been studied by galvanostatic cycling and cyclic voltammetry. The Bi2Te3/G sandwich exhibits an obviously improved cycling stability compared to bare Bi2Te3. The enhancement in electrochemical performance can be attributed to the combined conducting, confining and dispersing effects of graphene for Bi2Te3 nanoplates and to the self-assembled sandwich structure.
Keywords: bismuth telluride; graphene; Li-ion batteries; sandwich

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Tu, F.; Xie, J.; Cao, G.; Zhao, X. Self-Assembly of Bi2Te3-Nanoplate/Graphene-Nanosheet Hybrid by One-Pot Route and Its Improved Li-Storage Properties. Materials 2012, 5, 1275-1284.

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Tu F, Xie J, Cao G, Zhao X. Self-Assembly of Bi2Te3-Nanoplate/Graphene-Nanosheet Hybrid by One-Pot Route and Its Improved Li-Storage Properties. Materials. 2012; 5(7):1275-1284.

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Tu, Fangfang; Xie, Jian; Cao, Gaoshao; Zhao, Xinbing. 2012. "Self-Assembly of Bi2Te3-Nanoplate/Graphene-Nanosheet Hybrid by One-Pot Route and Its Improved Li-Storage Properties." Materials 5, no. 7: 1275-1284.

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