Ge-Cu nanoparticles produced by inert gas condensation and their application as anode material for lithium ion batteries

Xiangyu Zhao, Chaomin Wang, Di Wang, Horst Hahn, Maximilian Fichtner

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Abstract

We present an anode material consisting of Ge-Cu nanoparticles (Ge-Cu NPs) which were fabricated by a one-step inert gas condensation method. The Ge-Cu NPs consisting of amorphous Ge and orthorhombic Cu3Ge phase were found to have good performance during the lithiation/delithiation process. Reversible discharge capacities were determined of 843, 773, 680, 516 mAh g- 1 at 0.2, 0.5, 1 and 2 C, respectively, with a Coulombic efficiency higher than 96%.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)116-119
Number of pages4
JournalElectrochemistry Communications
Volume35
DOIs
StatePublished - 2013

Keywords

  • Anode material
  • Germanium copper nanoparticles
  • Inert gas condensation
  • Lithium ion battery

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