Solventless synthesis of an iron-oxide/graphene nanocomposite and its application as an anode in high-rate Li-ion batteries

An iron-oxide/graphene nanocomposite was directly synthesized from an iron-oleate precursor intercalated between graphene layers viaa solventless thermal decomposition method. In the nanocomposite, highly monodisperse gamma -Fe sub(2)O sub(3) nanoparticles were in close contact with graphene, and th...

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Published inJournal of materials chemistry. A, Materials for energy and sustainability Vol. 1; no. 48; pp. 15442 - 15446
Main Authors Jang, Byungchul, Chae, Oh B., Park, Seung-Keun, Ha, Jeonghyun, Oh, Seung M., Piao, Yuanzhe
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 01.01.2013
Subjects
Agglomeration
Anodes
Contact
Graphene
Lithium-ion batteries
Nanoparticles
Nanostructure
Sustainability
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Summary:An iron-oxide/graphene nanocomposite was directly synthesized from an iron-oleate precursor intercalated between graphene layers viaa solventless thermal decomposition method. In the nanocomposite, highly monodisperse gamma -Fe sub(2)O sub(3) nanoparticles were in close contact with graphene, and they acted as mutual spacers in the nanocomposite to prevent aggregation of the nanoparticles and restacking of the graphene layers. The iron-oxide/graphene nanocomposite shows outstanding electrochemical performance, including high reversible charge/discharge capacity, good cycling stability, and remarkable high-rate-performance (500 mA h g super(-1) at 5000 mA g super(-1)) when it was employed as a lithium ion battery anode. This nanocomposite can be a potentially valuable candidate anode material for high-rate Li-ion batteries.
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ISSN:2050-7488
2050-7496
DOI:10.1039/c3ta13717a