Porous NiO fibers prepared by electrospinning as high performance anode materials for lithium ion batteries

B. Wang, J. L. Cheng, Y. P. Wu, D. Wang, D. N. He

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Abstract

We report a facile and scalable electrospinning method for preparing porous NiO fiber material by using a carbonized carbon as the self-sacrificing template. The as-prepared NiO fibers demonstrated a good electrochemical performance as anode materials for Li-ion batteries, including high reversible capacity of approximately 638 mAh g - 1 over 50 cycles, high rate capability with a discharge capacity of 477 mAh g - 1 even at a current density of 1760 mA g - 1, and good cycling performance.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)5-8
Number of pages4
JournalElectrochemistry Communications
Volume23
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 2012
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Anode materials
  • Electrospinning
  • Lithium-ion batteries
  • Porous NiO

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