VO2 Nanowires Assembled into Hollow Microspheres for High-Rate and Long-Life Lithium Batteries
- 17 April 2014
- journal article
- letter
- Published by American Chemical Society (ACS) in Nano Letters
- Vol. 14 (5), 2873-2878
- https://doi.org/10.1021/nl500915b
Abstract
Development of three-dimensional nanostructures with high surface area and excellent structural stability is an important approach for realizing high-rate and long-life battery electrodes. Here, we report VO2 hollow microspheres showing empty spherical core with radially protruding nanowires, synthesized through a facile and controllable ion-modulating approach. In addition, by controlling the self-assembly of negatively charged C12H25SO4– spherical micelles and positively charged VO2+ ions, six-armed microspindles and random nanowires are also prepared. Compared with them, VO2 hollow microspheres show better electrochemical performance. At high current density of 2 A/g, VO2 hollow microspheres exhibit 3 times higher capacity than that of random nanowires, and 80% of the original capacity is retained after 1000 cycles. The superior performance of VO2 hollow microspheres is because they exhibit high surface area about twice higher than that of random nanowires and also provide an efficient self-expansion and self-shrinkage buffering during lithiation/delithiation, which effectively inhibits the self-aggregation of nanowires. This research indicates that VO2 hollow microspheres have great potential for high-rate and long-life lithium batteries.Keywords
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