In Situ Gas-Phase Polymerization of Polypyrrole-Coated Lithium-Rich Nanotubes for High-Performance Lithium-Ion Batteries
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Preparation of Li1.2Mn0.54Co0.13Ni0.13O2 (LMNCO) Nanotubes
2.2. Preparation of PPy-Coated Li1.2Mn0.54Co0.13Ni0.13O2 (P-LMNCO) Nanotubes
2.3. Characterization
2.4. Electrochemical Measurements
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Morphology and Structure
3.2. Electrochemical Performance
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Sample | Re (ohm) | Rs (ohm) | Rct (ohm) | Re (ohm) | Rs (ohm) | Rct (ohm) |
LMNCO | 2.2 | 0.719 | 559.0 | 2.9 | 1528.0 | 402.7 |
P-LMNCO | 2.0 | 555.7 | 162.3 | 2.5 | 886.9 | 192.6 |
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Chen, Y.; Sun, B.; Wang, X.; Xu, J.; Zhang, L.; Cheng, J. In Situ Gas-Phase Polymerization of Polypyrrole-Coated Lithium-Rich Nanotubes for High-Performance Lithium-Ion Batteries. Surfaces 2023, 6, 53-63. https://doi.org/10.3390/surfaces6010005
Chen Y, Sun B, Wang X, Xu J, Zhang L, Cheng J. In Situ Gas-Phase Polymerization of Polypyrrole-Coated Lithium-Rich Nanotubes for High-Performance Lithium-Ion Batteries. Surfaces. 2023; 6(1):53-63. https://doi.org/10.3390/surfaces6010005
Chicago/Turabian StyleChen, Yangwen, Beibei Sun, Xinchang Wang, Junmin Xu, Liwei Zhang, and Jipeng Cheng. 2023. "In Situ Gas-Phase Polymerization of Polypyrrole-Coated Lithium-Rich Nanotubes for High-Performance Lithium-Ion Batteries" Surfaces 6, no. 1: 53-63. https://doi.org/10.3390/surfaces6010005