Directional preparation of cobalt oxide nanoflakes grown on cobalt nanowires as composite cathode for high-performance alkaline batteries
- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Optics and Photonic Device, School of Physics and Electronics, Shandong Normal University, Jinan 250014 (China)
- Wenzhou Environmental Monitoring Center Station, Wenzhou, 35000 (China)
- Hang Zhou Institute of Calibration and Testing for Quality and Technical Supervision, Hangzhou 310019 (China)
- Research Institute of Narada Power Source Co., Ltd, Hangzhou 311305 (China)
Graphical abstract: Self-supported hierarchical porous CoO@Co core/shell arrays are prepared by combined hydrothermal plus electrodeposition methods and exhibit good electrochemical performances with high capacity & stable cycling life. - Highlights: • Construct self-supported porous CoO@Co core/branch arrays. • Porous CoO@Co composite arrays show high capacity and good cycling life. • Hierarchical porous composite structure is favorable for fast ion/electron transfer. - Abstract: Synthesis of multicomponent core/branch arrays is important for development of advanced energy storage devices. Herein we fabricate porous CoO@Co core/branch arrays by successive hydrothermal + electrodeposition methods CoO nanoflakes branch is uniformly coated on the Co nanowire core forming composite core/branch arrays (CBAs). The CoO@Co CBAs possess combined properties of highly porous structure and strong mechanical stability. As cathode for alkaline batteries, the obtained CoO@Co CBAs exhibit good electrochemical performances with high a capacity of 91.5 mAh g{sup −1} at 1 A g{sup −1} and stable high-rate cycling life (73.5 mAh g{sup −1} after 12,000 cycles at 10 A g{sup −1}). The hierarchical core/branch architecture provides positive roles in the enhancement of electrochemical properties with fast electronic transportation path, and short diffusion channels of ions. Our finding offers a new way to construct high-performance cathode of alkaline batteries.
- OSTI ID:
- 22730484
- Journal Information:
- Materials Research Bulletin, Vol. 96; Other Information: Copyright (c) 2017 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved.; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0025-5408
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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