Hybrid CuO-Co3O4 nanosphere/RGO sandwiched composites as anode materials for lithium-ion batteries

doi:10.1016/j.cjche.2021.06.026

Abstract

Abstract: Hybrid CuO-Co₃O₄ nanosphere building blocks have been embedded between the layered nanosheets of reduced graphene oxides with a three dimensional (3D) hybrid architecture (CuO-Co₃O₄-RGO), which are successfully applied as enhanced anodes for lithium-ion batteries (LIBs). The CuO-Co₃O₄-RGO sandwiched nanostructures exhibit a reversible capacity of~847 mA·h·g^-1 after 200 cycles' cycling at 100 mA·g^-1 with a capacity retention of 79%. The CuO-Co₃O₄-RGO compounds show superior electrochemical properties than the comparative CuO-Co₃O₄, Co₃O₄ and CuO anodes, which may be ascribed to the following reasons:the hybridizing multicomponent can probably give the complementary advantages; the mutual benefit of uniformly distributing nanospheres across the layered RGO nanosheets can avoid the agglomeration of both the RGO nanosheets and the CuO-Co₃O₄ nanospheres; the 3D storage structure as well as the graphene wrapped composite could enhance the electrical conductivity and reduce volume expansion effect associated with the discharge-charge process.

Key words: Composites, Nanostructure, Nanoparticles, Reduced graphene oxide, Metal oxides, Lithium ion batteries

摘要： Hybrid CuO-Co₃O₄ nanosphere building blocks have been embedded between the layered nanosheets of reduced graphene oxides with a three dimensional (3D) hybrid architecture (CuO-Co₃O₄-RGO), which are successfully applied as enhanced anodes for lithium-ion batteries (LIBs). The CuO-Co₃O₄-RGO sandwiched nanostructures exhibit a reversible capacity of~847 mA·h·g^-1 after 200 cycles' cycling at 100 mA·g^-1 with a capacity retention of 79%. The CuO-Co₃O₄-RGO compounds show superior electrochemical properties than the comparative CuO-Co₃O₄, Co₃O₄ and CuO anodes, which may be ascribed to the following reasons:the hybridizing multicomponent can probably give the complementary advantages; the mutual benefit of uniformly distributing nanospheres across the layered RGO nanosheets can avoid the agglomeration of both the RGO nanosheets and the CuO-Co₃O₄ nanospheres; the 3D storage structure as well as the graphene wrapped composite could enhance the electrical conductivity and reduce volume expansion effect associated with the discharge-charge process.

关键词: Composites, Nanostructure, Nanoparticles, Reduced graphene oxide, Metal oxides, Lithium ion batteries

Yingmeng Zhang, Luting Liu, Qingwei Deng, Wanlin Wu, Yongliang Li, Xiangzhong Ren, Peixin Zhang, Lingna Sun. Hybrid CuO-Co₃O₄ nanosphere/RGO sandwiched composites as anode materials for lithium-ion batteries[J]. Chinese Journal of Chemical Engineering, 2022, 47(7): 185-192.

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