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Characterization of Electrode Materials for Lithium Ion and Sodium Ion Batteries Using Synchrotron Radiation Techniques
Published on: November 11, 2013
The facile synthesis and enhanced sodium-storage performance of a chemically bonded CuP2/C hybrid anode
Sang-Ok Kim1, Arumugam Manthiram1
1Electrochemical Energy Laboratory, Materials Science and Engineering Program, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA. rmanth@mail.utexas.edu.
Abstract:
A chemically bonded CuP2/C hybrid synthesized using a one-step mechanochemical reaction has been evaluated as an anode in sodium-ion batteries. Due to the synergistic effects of the formation of a strong P-O-C bond and the stable nanoscale conducting framework, it exhibits a high capacity with superior cyclability and rate performance.
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