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A nanostructured Ni/T-Nb2O5@carbon nanofibers as a long-life anode material for lithium-ion batteries

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In this work, nickel/T-Nb2O5 nanoparticles encapsulated in mesoporous carbon nanofibers (denoted as Ni/T-Nb2O5@CNFs) are successfully prepared through a simple electrospinning route and succedent heating treatment. The presence of Ni in carbon nanofibers is beneficial for enhancing the electronic conductivity and the initial Coulombic efficiency. Ni/T-Nb2O5 nanoparticles are homogeneously incorporated in carbon nanofibers to form a nanocomposite system, which provides effective buffering during the lithiation/delithiation process for cycling stability. The Ni/T-Nb2O5@CNFs show high surface area (26.321 m2·g−1) and mesoporous microstructure, resulting in higher capacity and excellent rate performance. The Ni/T-Nb2O5@CNFs exhibit a remarkable capacity of 437 mAh·g−1 at a current density of 0.5 A·g−1 after 230 cycles and a capacity of 173 mAh·g−1 at a current density up to 10.0 A·g−1 after 1400 cycles. This work indicates that nickel/T-Nb2O5 nanoparticles encapsulated in carbon nanofibers can be a promising candidate for anode material in high-power LIBs.

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This research was financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 51771236, 51901249, U1904216) and the Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars of Hunan Province (No. 2018JJ1038).

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He, SR., Zou, JP., Chen, LB. et al. A nanostructured Ni/T-Nb2O5@carbon nanofibers as a long-life anode material for lithium-ion batteries. Rare Met. 40, 374–382 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12598-020-01444-y

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