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Co 3 O 4 Hollow Nanoparticles Embedded in Mesoporous Walls of Carbon Nanoboxes for Efficient Lithium Storage
Author(s) -
Huang Yi,
Fang Yongjin,
Lu Xue Feng,
Luan Deyan,
Lou Xiong Wen David
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
angewandte chemie
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1521-3757
pISSN - 0044-8249
DOI - 10.1002/ange.202008987
Subject(s) - materials science , anode , mesoporous material , lithium (medication) , nanoparticle , electrochemistry , chemical engineering , nanotechnology , annealing (glass) , nanostructure , carbon fibers , electrode , catalysis , chemistry , composite number , composite material , organic chemistry , medicine , engineering , endocrinology
Confining nanostructured electrode materials in porous carbon represents an effective strategy for improving the electrochemical performance of lithium‐ion batteries. Herein, we report the design and synthesis of hybrid hollow nanostructures composed of highly dispersed Co 3 O 4 hollow nanoparticles (sub‐20 nm) embedded in the mesoporous walls of carbon nanoboxes (denoted as H‐Co 3 O 4 @MCNBs) as an anode material for lithium‐ion batteries. The facile metal–organic framework (MOF)‐engaged strategy for the synthesis of H‐Co 3 O 4 @MCNBs involves chemical etching‐coordination and subsequent two‐step annealing treatments. Owing to the unique structural merits including more active interfacial sites, effectively alleviated volume variation, good and stable electrical contact, and easy access of Li + ions, the H‐Co 3 O 4 @MCNBs exhibit excellent lithium‐storage performance in terms of high specific capacity, excellent rate capability, and cycling stability.