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Hydrothermal Synthesis of Multiwalled Carbon Nanotube–Zinc Manganate Nanoparticles as Anode Materials for Lithium Ion Batteries
Author(s) -
Mondal Anjon Kumar,
Liu Hao,
Xie Xiuqiang,
Kretschmer Katja,
Wang Guoxiu
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
chempluschem
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.801
H-Index - 61
ISSN - 2192-6506
DOI - 10.1002/cplu.201500528
Subject(s) - anode , lithium (medication) , nanoparticle , transmission electron microscopy , chemical engineering , nanotube , hydrothermal circulation , carbon nanotube , chemistry , microstructure , scanning electron microscope , nanotechnology , hydrothermal synthesis , materials science , composite material , electrode , crystallography , medicine , engineering , endocrinology
Multiwalled carbon nanotube (MWCNT)–ZnMn 2 O 4 nanoparticles were fabricated by a hydrothermal method without further thermal treatment. The morphology and microstructure were investigated by X‐ray diffraction, field‐emission scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy and the Brunauer–Emmett–Teller method. Owing to the synergistic effect and strongly coupled interaction between the MWCNTs and ZnMn 2 O 4 nanoparticles, the MWCNT–ZnMn 2 O 4 composite material exhibited a higher specific capacity of 809 mA h g −1 , good rate capability and stable cycling performance compared to both pristine ZnMn 2 O 4 nanoparticles and MWCNTs, indicating it to be a promising anode material for lithium ion battery applications.