Open AccessThe influence of TiO$_{2}$ nanostructure properties on the performance of TiO$_{2}$-based anodes in lithium ion battery applications
Author(s) -
Xiang Liu,
Qian Sun,
Fangzhou Liu,
Aleksandra B. Djurišić,
Alan Man Ching Ng,
Maohai Xie,
Tom E. Wood,
Juan Antonio Zapien,
Changzhong Liao,
Kaimin Shih
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
turkish journal of physics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1303-6122
pISSN - 1300-0101
DOI - 10.3906/fiz-1405-1
Subject(s) - anatase , rutile , materials science , mesoporous material , titanium dioxide , nanostructure , chemical engineering , lithium (medication) , nanoparticle , phase (matter) , crystal (programming language) , nanotechnology , photocatalysis , composite material , chemistry , organic chemistry , medicine , endocrinology , computer science , engineering , programming language , catalysis
We investigated the properties of 7 different titanium dioxide nanostructures with different crystal structures (3 anatase, 2 rutile, and 2 mixed anatase--rutile phase). Nanoparticle samples and mesoporous sphere samples were investigated. Even for the same crystal structure, significant variations in performance were observed for anatase titania samples, while 2 rutile samples exhibited similar performance inferior to anatase-based anodes. Mixed-phase samples also exhibited lower specific capacity compared to the best performing anatase samples, and in this case a significant difference in performance was observed between nanoparticles and mesoporous spheres.
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