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Lithium intercalation properties of octatitanate synthesized through exfoliation/reassembly
Shinya Suzuki1, Masaru Miyayama
1Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology, The University of Tokyo, 4-6-1 Komaba, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 153-8904, Japan. sin@crm.rcast.u-tokyo.ac.jp
Abstract:
Lithium intercalation properties of octatitanate synthesized through exfoliation/reassembly process, denoted reassembled-octatitanate, were examined for the first time and compared with those of octatitanate prepared without the exfoliation/reassembly process. Reassembled-octatitanate was prepared by the exfoliation of tetrabutylammonium-intercalated tetratitanate compound and the reassembly of the obtained nanosheets. The electrochemical activity was maintained in the reassembled-octatitanate. The overvoltage of reassembled-octatitanate was smaller than that of a conventional octatitanate. The reversible capacity and energy efficiency of reassembled-octatitanate were 170 (mA h)/g and 91%, respectively, larger than those of a conventional octatitanate. The exfoliation/reassembly process was found to be effective in improving the electrode performance.
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