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Li2CoTi3O8 and its composite nanofibers as high performance and long cycle lithium ion electrode materials

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In this work, Li2CoTi3O8 nanofibers and Li2CoTi3O8·CoTiO3·TiO2 (LCT) composite nanofibers as anode materials in lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) were successfully prepared by a traditional electrospinning technology, and characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM), energy-dispersive spectrometer (EDS), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), and mappings. XRD confirms that the composite materials lattice planes well correspond to the patterns of Li2CoTi3O8, CoTiO3, and TiO2, respectively. SEM and TEM exhibits the fabricated composites are one-dimensional nanofibers with the diameter of 250~300 nm and 150~200 nm after annealing, respectively. The electrochemical properties of the materials for LIBs are investigated to indicate that the (LCT) composite nanofibers hold high reversible capacity of 201.68 mAh g−1 after 120 cycles and high rate capability at different current densities.

Li2CoTi3O8·CoTiO3·TiO2 (LCT) composite nanofibers were prepared through a electrospinning, which hold high reversible capacity of 201.68 mAh g−1 after 120 cycles and high rate capability at different current densities.

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The work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (21571110), the NSF of Zhejiang province (LY18B010003), the NSF of Ningbo (2019A610002), the Foundation of State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry (FJIRSM, CAS, 20190028), and the K. C. Wong Magna Fund in Ningbo University.

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  1. School of Physical Science and Technology, Key Laboratory of Photoelectric Materials and Devices of Zhejiang Province, Ningbo University, Ningbo, 315211, China

    Yuzhou Liu, Shuiping Huang, Chao Wang & Xing Li

  2. School of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, State Key Laboratory Base of Novel Functional Materials and Preparation Science, Ningbo University, Ningbo, 315211, China

    Nan Gao, Xiaoyang Qiu & Xing Li

  3. State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Fuzhou, Fujian, 350002, People’s Republic of China

    Xiaoyang Qiu

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Liu, Y., Huang, S., Wang, C. et al. Li2CoTi3O8 and its composite nanofibers as high performance and long cycle lithium ion electrode materials. J Nanopart Res 22, 169 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11051-020-04908-5

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