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Published on: November 11, 2013
Fe2O3 xerogel used as the anode material for lithium ion batteries with excellent electrochemical performance
Jia Xin1, Chen Jia-jia, Xu Jian-hui
1Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Xiamen, Fujian, 361005, China.
Abstract:
A new strategy was applied to synthesise a porous nanostructure of α-Fe(2)O(3) xerogel assembled from nanocrystalline particles (∼5 nm) with abundant mesopores (∼3 nm) using a hydrothermal method. The α-Fe(2)O(3) xerogel exhibits excellent cycling performance (up to 1000 cycles) and rate capability (reversible discharging capacity 280 mAh g(-1) at 10 C) as a potential anode for high power lithium-ion batteries.
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