Ionic Liquid Mediated Synthesis of Lath Shaped CuO Micro-Assembles as Extremely Stable Anode Material for Lithium-Ion Batteries

Man Wang, Ruguang Ma, Ying Liu, C. Y. Chung, Yonghong Deng*, Zhouguang Lu*

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    Abstract

    A novel lath-shaped CuO microassemble consisting of well-crystalized ultrafine nanocrystals was prepared by an ionothermal method with the assistance of ionic liquids (ILs, 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium tetrafluoroborate). As anode material of lithium ion batteries, the ILs-CuO exhibits high specific capacity, durability and good rate performance, superior to bare CuO. At a high current density of 1000 mA•g-1, after 100 cycles, ILs-CuO still retains a discharge capacity of 483.2 mAh•g-1. The improved electrochemical performances could be ascribed to the unique microscale lath-shape CuO assembles composed of ultrafine nanostructure.
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)1299-1304
    JournalChinese Journal of Chemistry
    Volume35
    Issue number8
    Online published29 May 2017
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - Aug 2017

    Research Keywords

    • anode
    • ionic liquid
    • lath-shaped CuO
    • lithium ion batteries
    • micro-assembles

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