Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2012
Abstract
Carbon nanofibers decorated with various amounts of electrochemically-inert metallic nickel nanoparticles are synthesized through electrospinning and carbonization processes. The morphology and composition of Ni nanoparticles in carbon nanofibers are controlled by preparing different nanofiber precursors. The lithium-ion battery performance evaluations indicated that the content of electrochemically-inert Ni nanoparticles in carbon nanofibers has a great influence on the final electrochemical performance. For example, at certain Ni contents, these composite nanofibers display excellent electrochemical performance, such as high reversible capacities, good capacity retention, and excellent rate performance, when directly used as binder-free anodes for rechargeable lithium-ion batteries. However, when the Ni content is too low or too high, the corresponding electrodes show low reversible capacities although they still have good reversibility and rate performance.
Recommended Citation
Ji, L., Lin, Z., Alcoutlabi, M., Toprakci, O., Yao, Y., Xu, G., Li, S., & Zhang, X. (2012). Electrospun carbon nanofibers decorated with various amounts of electrochemically-inert nickel nanoparticles for use as high-performance energy storage materials. RSC Adv., 2(1), 192–198. https://doi.org/10.1039/C1RA00676B
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First Page
192
Last Page
198
Publication Title
RSC Advances
DOI
10.1039/C1RA00676B
Comments
© Royal Society of Chemistry 2019. Original published version available at https://doi.org/10.1039/C1RA00676B