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Characterization of Electrode Materials for Lithium Ion and Sodium Ion Batteries Using Synchrotron Radiation Techniques
Published on: November 11, 2013
Zinc naphthalenedicarboxylate coordination complex: A promising anode material for lithium and sodium-ion batteries
Hailong Fei1, Wenjing Feng2, Tan Xu2
1College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002, China; Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials Chemistry (Ministry of Education), Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China.
Abstract:
It is important to discover new, cheap and environmental friendly electrode materials with high capacity and good cycling stability for lithium and sodium-ion batteries. Zinc 1,4-naphthalenedicarboxylate was firstly found to be stable anode materials for lithium and sodium-ion batteries. The discharge capacity can be up to 468.9mAhg-1 after 100 cycles at a current density of 100mAg-1 for lithium-ion batteries, while the second discharge capacity of 320.7mAhg-1 was achieved as anode materials for sodium-ion batteries. A possible electrochemical reaction mechanism was discussed.
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