• 文献标题:   Li4Ti5O12/graphene nanoribbons composite as anodes for lithium ion batteries
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   MEDINA PA, ZHENG H, FAHLMAN BD, ANNAMALAI P, SWARTBOOI A, LE ROUX L, MATHE MK
  • 作者关键词:   lib, li4ti5o12, graphene nanoribbon, anode, capacity
  • 出版物名称:   SPRINGERPLUS
  • ISSN:   2193-1801
  • 通讯作者地址:   Council Sci Ind Res CSIR
  • 被引频次:   3
  • DOI:   10.1186/s40064-015-1438-0
  • 出版年:   2015

▎ 摘  要

In this paper, we report the synthesis of a Li4Ti5O12/Graphene Nanoribbons (LTO/GNRs) composite using a solid-coating method. Electron microscope images of the LTO/GNRs composite have shown that LTO particles were wrapped around graphene nanoribbons. The introduction of GNRs was observed to have significantly improved the rate performance of LTO/GNTs. The specific capacities determined of the obtained composite at rates of 0.2, 0.5, 1, 2, and 5 subset of are 206.5, 200.9, 188, 178.1 and 142.3 mAh.g(-1), respectively. This is significantly higher than those of pure LTO (169.1, 160, 150, 106 and 71.1 mAh.g(-1), respectively) especially at high rate (2 and 5 C). The LTO/GNRs also shows better cycling stability at high rates. Enhanced conductivity of LTO/GNRs contributed from the GNR frameworks accelerated the kinetics of lithium intercalation/deintercalation in LIBs that also leads to excellent rate capacity of LTO/GNRs. This is attributed to its lower charge-transfer resistance (Rct = 23.38 Omega) compared with LTO (108.05 Omega), and higher exchange current density (j = 1.1 x 10(-3) mA cm(-2))-about 20 times than those of the LTO (j = 2.38 x 10(-4) mA cm(-2)).