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Gram‐Scale Synthesis of Cu 2 O Nanocubes and Subsequent Oxidation to CuO Hollow Nanostructures for Lithium‐Ion Battery Anode Materials
Author(s) -
Park Ji Chan,
Kim Jeonghan,
Kwon Hyuksang,
Song Hyunjoon
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
advanced materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.707
H-Index - 527
eISSN - 1521-4095
pISSN - 0935-9648
DOI - 10.1002/adma.200800596
Subject(s) - materials science , anode , lithium (medication) , electrochemistry , nanotechnology , battery (electricity) , nanostructure , dispersity , precipitation , ion , lithium ion battery , dissolution , chemical engineering , electrode , organic chemistry , polymer chemistry , medicine , power (physics) , chemistry , physics , quantum mechanics , meteorology , engineering , endocrinology
A procedure for gram‐scale synthesis of monodisperse Cu 2 O nanocubes by a simple polyol process is demonstrated. The nanocubes are subsequently oxidized to form CuO hollow cubes, spheres, and urchin‐like particles, through a sequential dissolution–precipitation process. The CuO urchin‐like particles exhibited excellent electrochemical performance and stability, superior to those of hollow structures, for lithium‐ion battery anode materials.