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Rational design of CNTs@FeCo2O4 as anode materials for lithium-ion batteries

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FeCo2O4 was successfully grown on CNTs (CNTs@FeCo2O4) by hydrothermal reaction and calcination process. The composite structure that FeCo2O4 nanosheets evenly attach to the surface of CNTs can effectively alleviate the volume expansion and improve the conductivity of the materials. Furthermore, the CNTs@FeCo2O4 as an anode material delivers excellent electrochemical performance for lithium-ion batteries, the discharge capacity of CNTs@FeCo2O4 electrode can be attained at 1169.2 mAh g−1 after 100 cycles at 0.1 A g−1, and the capacity still maintained at 472.5 mAh g−1 after 200 cycles at 2 A g−1. This work indicates that the electrode material of CNTs@FeCo2O4 has potential application value in the research of lithium-ion batteries.

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This work is financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (U1810113), Shaanxi Provincial Science and Technology Department (2022GY-168,2019JLM-12), PhD early development program of XUST (2019QDJ010).

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    JiangTao Cai, Shiyong Zhao & Yating Zhang

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All authors contributed to the study conception and design. Conceptualization, methodology, writing—review and editing, supervision, and project administration were performed by JC. Methodology, writing—original draft, software, and data curation were performed by YD and all authors commented on previous versions of the manuscript. Visualization, writing—review and editing, and supervision were performed JL. Formal analysis and methodology were performed by LH. Funding acquisition, project administration, and supervision were performed by SZ. Funding acquisition, project administration, supervision, and writing—review and editing were performed by YZ. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.

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Cai, J., Ding, Y., Li, J. et al. Rational design of CNTs@FeCo2O4 as anode materials for lithium-ion batteries. J Mater Sci: Mater Electron 33, 12832–12845 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-022-08228-3

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