Carbon Wrapped Ni3S2 Nanocrystals Anchored on Graphene Sheets as Anode Materials for Lithium-Ion Battery and the Study on Their Capacity Evolution
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Experimental Section
2.1. Materials
2.2. Sample Preparation
2.2.1. Synthesis of Cellulose Sol
2.2.2. Synthesis of Ni3S2@C/RGO Composite
2.3. Characterization
2.4. Electrochemical Measurements
3. Results and Discussions
3.1. XRD
3.2. SEM and TEM
3.3. Raman Spectra
3.4. Electrochemical Performance
3.5. Evolution of Capacity and Structure
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Electrode Material | Published Year | Maximum Reversible Capacity (Current Density) | Cycle Number | References |
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Ni3S2@N-G | 2014 | 809 mAh·g−1 (0.05 A·g−1) 490 mAh·g−1 (4.00 A·g−1) | 150 | [7] |
Ni3S2 Nano flakes | 2015 | 861 mAh·g−1 (0.40 A·g−1) 514 mAh·g−1 (4.00 A·g−1) | 70 | [1] |
3D Ni3S2 | 2016 | 622 mAh·g−1 (0.15 A·g−1) 325 mAh·g−1 (1.20 A·g−1) | 55 | [39] |
Ni3S2@C-RGO Slices | 2016 | 520 mAh·g−1 (0.20 A·g−1) 410 mAh·g−1 (1.00 A·g−1) | [40] | |
Ni3S2@C/RGO | - | 820 mAh·g−1 (0.20 A·g−1) 640 mAh·g−1 (5.00 A·g−1) | 100 | This work |
Cycle Number | Re (Ω) | Rf (Ω) | Rct (Ω) | Zw(Ω) |
---|---|---|---|---|
0 cycle | 10.2 | 74.0 | 39.1 | 88.5 |
100 cycles | 18.1 | 40.2 | 34.3 | 47.2 |
150 cycles | 15.2 | 75.2 | 78.4 | 34.2 |
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Guan, X.; Liu, X.; Xu, B.; Liu, X.; Kong, Z.; Song, M.; Fu, A.; Li, Y.; Guo, P.; Li, H. Carbon Wrapped Ni3S2 Nanocrystals Anchored on Graphene Sheets as Anode Materials for Lithium-Ion Battery and the Study on Their Capacity Evolution. Nanomaterials 2018, 8, 760. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano8100760
Guan X, Liu X, Xu B, Liu X, Kong Z, Song M, Fu A, Li Y, Guo P, Li H. Carbon Wrapped Ni3S2 Nanocrystals Anchored on Graphene Sheets as Anode Materials for Lithium-Ion Battery and the Study on Their Capacity Evolution. Nanomaterials. 2018; 8(10):760. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano8100760
Chicago/Turabian StyleGuan, Xianggang, Xuehua Liu, Binghui Xu, Xiaowei Liu, Zhen Kong, Meiyun Song, Aiping Fu, Yanhui Li, Peizhi Guo, and Hongliang Li. 2018. "Carbon Wrapped Ni3S2 Nanocrystals Anchored on Graphene Sheets as Anode Materials for Lithium-Ion Battery and the Study on Their Capacity Evolution" Nanomaterials 8, no. 10: 760. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano8100760