Optimization of battery life and capacity by setting dense mesopores on the surface of nanosheets used as electrode

Yue-quan Su; Xin-yue Zhang; Li-meng Liu; Yi-ting Zhao; Fang Liu; Qing-song Huang

doi:10.1007/s12613-020-2088-y

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Yue-quan Su, Xin-yue Zhang, Li-meng Liu, Yi-ting Zhao, Fang Liu, and Qing-song Huang, Optimization of battery life and capacity by setting dense mesopores on the surface of nanosheets used as electrode, Int. J. Miner. Metall. Mater., 28(2021), No. 1, pp. 142-149. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12613-020-2088-y

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Yue-quan Su, Xin-yue Zhang, Li-meng Liu, Yi-ting Zhao, Fang Liu, and Qing-song Huang, Optimization of battery life and capacity by setting dense mesopores on the surface of nanosheets used as electrode, Int. J. Miner. Metall. Mater., 28(2021), No. 1, pp. 142-149. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12613-020-2088-y

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Optimization of battery life and capacity by setting dense mesopores on the surface of nanosheets used as electrode

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Fang Liu E-mail: sculiuf@scu.edu.cn

Qing-song Huang E-mail: qshuang@scu.edu.cn
Received: 10 February 2020; Revised: 3 May 2020; Accepted: 6 May 2020; Available online: 9 May 2020

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Nanosheets with mesopores on the surface have been prepared using molybdenum trioxide (α-MoO₃). The effect of mesopores on the performance of the electrode remains elusive. The MoO₃ nanosheets obtained in this study exhibited great battery performance, including good capacity, prolonged recycling life cycles, and excellent rate performance; e.g., 780 mAh/g when charged under a super high current-density of 1000 mA/g. These nanosheets demonstrated excellent stability, maintaining a capacity of 1189 mAh/g after 20 cycles, and 1075 mAh/g after 50 cycles; thus preventing the capacity to decrease to values under the scanning rate of 100 mA/g. These high-purity MoO₃ nanosheets are well-ordered and have dense mesopores on the surface; these micropores contribute to the excellent electrode performance of the host electrode materials; the performance parameters include prolonged battery life and capacity. Setting mesopores or active sites on the electrode surface can be an alternative way to obtain stable electrodes in the future.
- MoO₃ nanosheet;
- dense mesopores;
- battery;
- electrode materials;
- electrode performance

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