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MnO/C nanocomposite prepared by one-pot hydrothermal reaction for high performance lithium-ion battery anodes

Department of Chemical Engineering, Dong-A University, Busan 604-714, Korea
jklee88@dau.ac.kr
Korean Journal of Chemical Engineering, January 2015, 32(1), 178-183(6), 10.1007/s11814-014-0265-2
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Abstract

Among various candidates to replace the low capacity graphitic carbon anode in current lithium ion batteries (LIBs), manganese oxides possess the advantages of high lithium storage capacity, low cost, high intrinsic density, environmental friendliness and low lithium storage voltage, i.e., 0.5 V Li+/Li. Manganese oxides, however, have to be incorporated with conducting and porous matrix due to poor electrical conductivity and large volume expansions associated with conversion reaction upon cycling. In this study, a facile one-pot route was attempted for the synthesis of MnO/C nanocomposite for which Mn3O4 nanoparticles were grown in aqueous medium followed by carbon gel formation in a one-pot reactor. Thus obtained Mn3O4/C carbon gel was transformed into MnO/C nanocomposite by thermal annealing in an Ar flow. The MnO nanoparticles (60wt%) of 20-50 nm in diameter were well dispersed throughout the MnO/C composite. The MnO/C composite delivered reversible capacity of 541mAh g-1 with an excellent_x000D_ cycling stability over 100 cycles, while parent Mn3O4 lost most of its capacity in 10 cycles. The MnO/C composite also exhibited much higher rate capability than a commercial graphite anode. Hence, the MnO/C composite based on low cost materials and facile synthetic process could be an attractive candidate for large-scale energy storage applications.

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