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A Facile synthesis of flower-like Co{sub 3}O{sub 4} porous spheres for the lithium-ion battery electrode

Journal Article · · Journal of Solid State Chemistry
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  1. State Key Laboratory for Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces and Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005 (China)

The porous hierarchical spherical Co{sub 3}O{sub 4} assembled by nanosheets have been successfully fabricated. The porosity and the particle size of the product can be controlled by simply altering calcination temperature. SEM, TEM and SAED were performed to confirm that mesoporous Co{sub 3}O{sub 4} nanostructures are built-up by numerous nanoparticles with random attachment. The BET specific surface area and pore size of the product calcined at 280 deg. C are 72.5 m{sup 2} g{sup -1} and 4.6 nm, respectively. Our experiments further demonstrated that electrochemical performances of the synthesized products working as an anode material of lithium-ion battery are strongly dependent on the porosity. - Graphical abstract: The flower-like Co{sub 3}O{sub 4} porous spheres with hierarchical structure have been successfully prepared via a simple calcination process using cobalt hydroxide as precursor.

OSTI ID:
21372526
Journal Information:
Journal of Solid State Chemistry, Journal Name: Journal of Solid State Chemistry Journal Issue: 3 Vol. 183; ISSN 0022-4596; ISSN JSSCBI
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English