NiO/Carbon Aerogel Microspheres with Plum-Pudding Structure as Anode Materials for Lithium Ion Batteries
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Sample Preparation
2.2. Material Characterization
2.3. Electrochemical Measurements
3. Results and Discussion
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Material | Initial Reversible Capacity mAh g−1 | Capacity Retention % (Nth) | Current Density mA g−1 | Reference |
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NiO nano/microspheres | 735 | 96 (100) | 100 | [15] |
NiO/C hollow microspheres | 760 | 83 (100) | 100 | [17] |
Cu-doped NiO nanoflakes | 1108.9 | 59 (50) | 100 | [33] |
Ni−NiO/C nanocomposite | 914.11 | 70 (300) | 100 | [34] |
NiO/rGO nanoflowers | 996.9 | 70 (100) | 100 | [35] |
NiO double-shelled hollow spheres | 964.3 | 14 (100) | 200 | [36] |
NiO mesoporous nanorods | 737 | 39 (100) | 100 | [37] |
NiO/C aerogel microspheres | 808 | 85 (100) | 100 | This work |
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Guo, R.; Huang, X.; Lin, Y.; Cao, Y. NiO/Carbon Aerogel Microspheres with Plum-Pudding Structure as Anode Materials for Lithium Ion Batteries. Materials 2020, 13, 2363. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma13102363
Guo R, Huang X, Lin Y, Cao Y. NiO/Carbon Aerogel Microspheres with Plum-Pudding Structure as Anode Materials for Lithium Ion Batteries. Materials. 2020; 13(10):2363. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma13102363
Chicago/Turabian StyleGuo, Renqing, Xiaohua Huang, Yan Lin, and Yiqi Cao. 2020. "NiO/Carbon Aerogel Microspheres with Plum-Pudding Structure as Anode Materials for Lithium Ion Batteries" Materials 13, no. 10: 2363. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma13102363