Controllable preparation and properties of composite materials based on ceria nanoparticles and carbon nanotubes
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, National Laboratory of Rare Earth Material Chemistry and Application, Key Laboratory for the Physics and Chemistry of Nanodevices, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871 (China)
We report a method to prepare composites based on carbon nanotubes (CNTs) and CeO{sub 2} nanoparticles (NPs). The CeO{sub 2} NPs were attached to CNTs by hydrothermal treatment of Ce(OH){sub 4}/CNT mixture in NaOH solution at 180 deg. C. It was found that larger CeO{sub 2} NPs were formed in the presence of CNTs. Grain size of CeO{sub 2} NPs in the composites can be reduced when NaNO{sub 3} was added in the hydrothermal process. Electrochemical characterizations have shown that the composites possess a specific capacity between those of CNTs and CNTs mechanically mixed with CeO{sub 2}. These CeO{sub 2}/CNT composites could serve as promising anode materials for Li-ion batteries. - Graphical abstract: Composites based on carbon nanotubes (CNTs) and CeO{sub 2} nanoparticles were prepared with a mild hydrothermal treatment. Larger CeO{sub 2} nanoparticles were formed in the presence of CNTs. Grain size of CeO{sub 2} nanoparticles in composites could be reduced when NaNO{sub 3} was added. The size modulation mechanism was discussed. This CeO{sub 2}/CNTs composites could serve as promising anode materials for Li-ion batteries.
- OSTI ID:
- 21212040
- Journal Information:
- Journal of Solid State Chemistry, Vol. 181, Issue 10; Other Information: DOI: 10.1016/j.jssc.2008.06.040; PII: S0022-4596(08)00340-X; Copyright (c) 2008 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0022-4596
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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