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Highly active SiO2@C nanofiber: high rate and long cycling for lithium ion batteries

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SiO2-based anodes for lithium ion batteries (LIBs) suffer from low conductivity and volume change in charge/discharge processes. It is reported that reasonable amorphous and nanometric characteristics can effectively improve the activity of SiO2 for Li+ storage. So, highly active SiO2@C nanofibers were prepared by electrospinning. Using X-ray diffraction (XRD), its amorphous characteristics were revealed. The results from scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) showed that it was a nanofiber structure. As an anode for LIBs, the SiO2@C nanofibrous electrode showed the discharge capacities of 675 and 188 mAh g−1 at 1 A g−1 (1000the cycle) and 10 A g−1 (5000th cycle), respectively. Even at 50 A g−1, it still maintained 88 mA h g−1 at 60,000 cycles, showing excellent stability and high rate.

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This work was financially supported by the National Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 51862024, 11872207), Starting Foundation Nanchang Hangkong University and Project (EA201901417), and China Postdoctoral Science Foundation (2020M671477).

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    Zhi Chen, Tong **ang, Qingming **ong, Li Chen, Huiyong Yang, Zhijun Feng, **bao Li & Juntong Huang

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Chen, Z., **ang, T., **ong, Q. et al. Highly active SiO2@C nanofiber: high rate and long cycling for lithium ion batteries. Ionics 27, 1385–1392 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11581-021-03935-z

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