Electrospun Manganese Oxide Nanofibers as Anodes for Lithium-Ion Batteries

Abstract
Transition-metal oxides are of interest as anode materials for rechargeable lithium batteries. Electrospinning of polymeric gels, containing polymethylmethacrylate and manganese acetate, was successfully used to form manganese oxide nanofibers. These fibers, after polymer removal, contain oxide grains and show excellent electrochemical behavior in lithium cells. Their capacity on reaction with lithium exceeded for 50 cycles at .