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Fabrication of hollow TiO2 nanospheres for high-capacity and long-life lithium storage

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Titanium dioxide (TiO2) is of great interest as anode material for lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) because of its safety, structure stability, and low cost. However, the limitations of low conductivity and small theoretical capacity prevent its further applications. Herein, TiO2 nanospheres with a hollow structure (H-TiO2) were successfully synthesized via a hard-template method. The resultant material used as LIBs anode with superior lithium storage properties in terms of high initial capacity (∼289 mA h g−1 at 0.1 A g−1), good rate capability (∼101 mA h g−1 at 2 A g−1), and excellent cycling stability (∼196 mA h g−1 was retained over 300 cycles at 0.1 A g−1). The improved performances are attributed to the large specific area (~225 m2 g−1) and abundant mesoporous of the hollow structure, which can not only promote the diffusion of Li+ and e− but also achieve an increase in the contact area between electrodes and electrolyte.

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This work is supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (61604094).

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  1. School of Mechanical and Automotive Engineering, Shanghai University of Engineering Science, Shanghai, 201620, China

    Mengzhao Ding, Lijie Cao & Xuelong Miao

  2. School of Mathematics, Physics and Statistics, Shanghai University of Engineering Science, Shanghai, 201620, China

    Tian Sang, Chaomin Zhang & Yunxia **

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Ding, M., Cao, L., Miao, X. et al. Fabrication of hollow TiO2 nanospheres for high-capacity and long-life lithium storage. Ionics 27, 3365–3372 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11581-021-04098-7

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