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Dandelion-like mesoporous Co3O4 as anode materials for lithium ion batteries

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A dandelion-like mesoporous Co3O4 was fabricated and employed as anode materials of lithium ion batteries (LIBs). The architecture and electrochemical performance of dandelion-like mesoporous Co3O4 were investigated through structure characterization and galvanostatic charge/discharge test. The as-prepared dandelion-like mesoporous Co3O4 consisted of well-distributed nanoneedles (about 40 nm in width and about 5 μm in length) with rich micropores. Electrochemical experiments illustrated that the as-prepared dandelion-like mesoporous Co3O4 as anode materials of LIBs exhibited high reversible specific capacity of 1430.0 mA h g−1 and 1013.4 mA h g−1 at the current density of 0.2 A g−1 for the first and 100th cycle, respectively. The outstanding lithium storage properties of the as-prepared dandelion-like mesoporous Co3O4 might be attributed to its dandelion-like mesoporous nanostructure together with an open space between adjacent nanoneedle networks promoting the intercalation/deintercalation of lithium ions and the charge transfer on the electrode. The enhanced capacity as well as its high-rate capability made the as-prepared dandelion-like mesoporous Co3O4 to be a good candidate as a high-performance anode material for LIBs.

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This work was financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (21465014, 21665012, 21465015, and 21765009), Science and Technology Support Program of Jiangxi Province (20123BBE50104 and 20133BBE50008), Natural Science Foundation of Jiangxi Province (20143ACB21016), and the Ground Plan of Science and Technology Projects of Jiangxi Educational Committee (KJLD14023).

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    Rihui Zhou, Yaqin Chen, Yuanyuan Fu, Yanfei Li, Shouhui Chen, Yonghai Song & Li Wang

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Zhou, R., Chen, Y., Fu, Y. et al. Dandelion-like mesoporous Co3O4 as anode materials for lithium ion batteries. Ionics 24, 1595–1602 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11581-017-2329-x

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