Colloidal TiO₂ solid spheres as high-performance anodes for Lithium-ion batteries: Synthesis, characterization, and optimization

Basharat Hussain; Abid Ullah; Wasim Abbas; Shahbaz Ahmad; Mehmet Egilmez; P. Rosaiah; Yusuf Siraj Usmani; Tensangmu Lama Tamang; Iftikhar Hussain

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Colloidal TiO₂ solid spheres as high-performance anodes for Lithium-ion batteries: Synthesis, characterization, and optimization

Basharat Hussain
, Abid Ullah
, Wasim Abbas
, Shahbaz Ahmad
, Mehmet Egilmez
, P. Rosaiah
, Yusuf Siraj Usmani
, Tensangmu Lama Tamang^*
, Iftikhar Hussain^*

^*Corresponding author for this work

Department of Mechanical Engineering

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Abstract

Anatase phase TiO₂ nanoparticles were successfully synthesized by annealing amorphous colloidal TiO₂ spheres. The colloidal TiO₂ nanoparticles exhibited enhanced specific discharge capacities ∼296 (0.1C), 185 (1C), 127 (2C), 101 (5C) and 82 mAh g^-1 (10C) in contrast to their amorphous counterparts ∼182 (0.1C), 119 (1C), 81 (2 C), 43 (5 C) and 18 mAh g^-1 (∼10C rates). Amorphous TiO₂ nanoparticles developed a layer of solid electrolyte interface (SEI) comprising lithium carbonate, lithium alkyl carbonates, and organic phosphates, leading to heightened intrinsic resistance of cells and diminished performance in terms of rate and cycling. Conversely, annealing at high temperatures effectively eliminates chemisorbed water and hydroxyl groups, resulting in improved stability under varying rates and during cycling for lithium-ion batteries based on titanium dioxide. The annealed colloidal TiO₂ demonstrated notably elevated specific discharge capacities and capacity retention of 93.5 % compared to amorphous titanium dioxide spheres of 42.1 %. © 2024 Elsevier Ltd.

Original language	English
Article number	113221
Journal	Materials Research Bulletin
Volume	183
Online published	19 Nov 2024
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.materresbull.2024.113221
Publication status	Published - Mar 2025

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This work was supported by the Hong Kong Research Grants Council (project number CityU 11201522). Authors are grateful to the Researchers Supporting Project Number (RSPD2024R955), King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

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Li-ion battery
Stability
TiO2

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