Fabrication and Lithium Storage Performance of ZnO-C Three Dimensional Network Coatings

doi:10.15541/jim20160414

Abstract

Abstract:

Cu-supported ZnO-C composite coatings with three dimensional (3D) network structures were successfully fabricated through simple knife coating technique. The structure and morphology of the as-prepared samples were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), Raman spectrum (Raman), scanning electron microscope (SEM) and transmission electron microscope (TEM). The results show that the coatings are constructed by interconnected carbon based branches with a width of 0.1-1 μm containing ZnO nano-particles and micro-pores with a size of ~2 nm. The Cu-supported ZnO-C composite coatings can be directly employed as anodes of lithium-ion batteries (LIBs). The electrochemical test demonstrates that at a current density of 0.1 A/g, the ZnO-C composite coating electrodes exhibit specific capacity of 855 mAh/g after 100 cycles without capacity fading during cycling; at a high current density of 5 A/g, the electrodes deliver specific capacity of 418 mAh/g, which is 51.3% of the specific capacity at a current density of 0.1 A/g.

Key words: three dimensional structure, porous structure, zinc oxide, carbon based composite, lithium storage performance

CLC Number:

O646

SUN Tao, YANG Qi, YU Jia-Yu, MA Jin-Xin. Fabrication and Lithium Storage Performance of ZnO-C Three Dimensional Network Coatings[J]. Journal of Inorganic Materials, 2017, 32(5): 483-488.

Figures/Tables 5

Fig. 1 XRD pattern (a), Raman spectrum (b) and TGA curve (c) of the ZnO-C composite

Fig. 2 Top view (a, b) and cross sectional (c, d) SEM images of the Cu-supported ZnO-C composite coatings; TEM images (e, f) and HRTEM images (g, h) of the ZnO-C composite

Fig. 3 Nitrogen adsorption-desorption isotherm (a) and pore size distribution curve (b) of the ZnO-C composite

Fig. 4 Schematic diagram showing formation of the ZnO-C composite coatings with 3D network porous structures

Fig. 5 Electrochemical performance of the ZnO-C composite coating electrodes

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