Structural regulation of ZnGa2O4 nanocubes for achieving high capacity and stable rate capability as an anode material of lithium ion batteries

Increasing demand for high energy capability Li rechargeable batteries has promoted extensive research on the development of electrode materials. Multi-component spinel metal-oxide is considered to be promising anode material owing to their better electrical conductivity and higher electrochemical a...

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Published inElectrochimica acta Vol. 235; pp. 295 - 303
Main Authors Han, Nao, Chen, Dairong, Pang, Yingping, Han, Zhiming, Xia, Yuguo, Jiao, Xiuling
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Oxford Elsevier Ltd 01.05.2017
Elsevier BV
Subjects
Anode material
Anodes
Battery cycles
Beryllium
Charge materials
Chemical synthesis
Conductivity
Crystallinity
Electric charge
Electrical resistivity
Electrode materials
Heat treatment
Li rechargeable batteries
Lithium-ion batteries
Metal oxides
Morphology
Nanospheres
Nanostructure
Rechargeable batteries
Spinel
Spinel metal-oxide
Stability
Structural regulation
Studies
Zinc oxide
ZnGa2O4 nanocubes
Anode material
Structural regulation
ZnGa2O4 nanocubes
Spinel metal-oxide
Li rechargeable batteries
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Summary:Increasing demand for high energy capability Li rechargeable batteries has promoted extensive research on the development of electrode materials. Multi-component spinel metal-oxide is considered to be promising anode material owing to their better electrical conductivity and higher electrochemical activity. Herein, a facile one-pot strategy without further thermal annealing treatment is successfully developed for preparation of well-defined ZnGa2O4 nanocubes. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report on the synthesis of ZnGa2O4 nanocubes through wet chemical method and applied as anode material. Galvanostatic charge and discharge results indicate ZnGa2O4 nanocubes electrode is capable of delivering a higher capacity and better cycling stability than ZnO/Ga2O3 mixture electrode. Noteworthily, ZnGa2O4 nanocubes electrode also exhibites superior capacity compared with ZnGa2O4 nanospheres electrode which is consisted of secondary nanoparticles. Large amount of ZnGa2O4 nanocubes could retain their morphology after 160 charge/discharge cycles and further surface elemental analysis illustrates elements distributions has no changes in the surface. The unique structure and high crystallinity is responsible for higher capacity and better cycling stability.
ISSN:0013-4686
1873-3859
DOI:10.1016/j.electacta.2017.03.122