• 文献标题:   A New Anode for Lithium-Ion Batteries Based on Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes and Graphene: Improved Performance through a Binary Network Design
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   REN J, REN RP, LV YK
  • 作者关键词:   anode, electrochemistry, graphene, lithiumion batterie, nanotube
  • 出版物名称:   CHEMISTRYAN ASIAN JOURNAL
  • ISSN:   1861-4728 EI 1861-471X
  • 通讯作者地址:   Taiyuan Univ Technol
  • 被引频次:   4
  • DOI:   10.1002/asia.201800220
  • 出版年:   2018

▎ 摘  要

Carbon nanomaterials, especially graphene and carbon nanotubes, are considered to be favorable alternatives to graphite-based anodes in lithium-ion batteries, owing to their high specific surface area, electrical conductivity, and excellent mechanical flexibility. However, the limited number of storage sites for lithium ions within the sp(2)-carbon hexahedrons leads to the low storage capacity. Thus, rational structure design is essential for the preparation of high-performance carbon-based anode materials. Herein, we employed flexible single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) with ultrahigh electrical conductivity as a wrapper for 3D graphene foam (GF) by using a facile dip-coating process to form a binary network structure. This structure, which offered high electrical conductivity, enlarged the electrode/electrolyte contact area, shortened the electron-/ion-transport pathways, and allowed for efficient utilization of the active material, which led to improved electrochemical performance. When used as an anode in lithium-ion batteries, the SWCNT-GF electrode delivered a specific capacity of 953mAhg(-1) at a current density of 0.1Ag(-1) and a high reversible capacity of 606mAhg(-1) after 1000cycles, with a capacity retention of 90% over 1000cycles at 1Ag(-1) and 189mAhg(-1) after 2200cycles at 5Ag(-1).