Ji, Qing, Gao, Xiangwen, Zhang, Qiuju, Jin, Liyu, Wang, Da, Xia, Yonggao, Yin, Shanshan, Xia, Senlin, Hohn, Nuri, Zuo, Xiuxia, Wang, Xiaoyan, Xie, Shuang, Xu, Zhuijun, Ma, Liujia, Chen, Liang, Chen, George Z., Zhu, Jin, Hu, Binjie, Müller‐Buschbaum, Peter, Bruce, Peter G. and Cheng, Ya‐Jun
(2019)
Dental resin monomer enables unique NbO2/carbon lithium‐ion battery negative electrode with exceptional performance.
Advanced Functional Materials
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1904961/1-1904961/11.
ISSN 1616-301X
Abstract
Niobium dioxide (NbO2) features a high theoretical capacity and an outstanding electron conductivity, which makes it a promising alternative to the commercial graphite negative electrode. However, studies on NbO2 based lithium-ion battery negative electrodes have been rarely reported. In the present work, NbO2 nanoparticles homogeneously embedded in a carbon matrix are synthesized through calcination using a dental resin monomer (bisphenol A glycidyl dimethacrylate, Bis-GMA) as the solvent and a carbon source and niobium ethoxide (NbETO) as the precursor. It is revealed that a low Bis-GMA/NbETO mass ratio (from 1:1 to 1:2) enables the conversion of Nb (V) to Nb (IV) due to increased porosity induced by an alcoholysis reaction between the NbETO and Bis-GMA. The as-prepared NbO2/carbon nanohybrid delivers a reversible capacity of 225 mAh g−1 after 500 cycles at a 1 C rate with a Coulombic efficiency of more than 99.4% in the cycles. Various experimental and theoretical approaches including solid state nuclear magnetic resonance, ex situ X-ray diffraction, differential electrochemical mass spectrometry, and density functional theory are utilized to understand the fundamental lithiation/delithiation mechanisms of the NbO2/carbon nanohybrid. The results suggest that the NbO2/carbon nanohybrid bearing high capacity, long cycle life, and low gas evolution is promising for lithium storage applications.
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Article
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| Additional Information: |
This publication is under Global University Publication Licence.
Gold OA. |
| Keywords: |
lithium-ion negative electrodes; niobium dioxide/carbon nanohybrids; nanoparticles; thermal polymerization; methacrylate |
| Schools/Departments: |
University of Nottingham Ningbo China > Faculty of Science and Engineering > Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering
University of Nottingham, UK > Faculty of Engineering > Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering |
| Identification Number: |
10.1002/adfm.201904961 |
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| Depositing User: |
Wu, Cocoa
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| Date Deposited: |
03 Sep 2019 07:42 |
| Last Modified: |
03 Sep 2019 07:42 |
| URI: |
https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/id/eprint/57534 |
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