RETRACTED ARTICLE: High-rate aluminium yolk-shell nanoparticle anode for Li-ion battery with long cycle life and ultrahigh capacity
10.1038/ncomms8872
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Abstract

AbstractAlloy-type anodes such as silicon and tin are gaining popularity in rechargeable Li-ion batteries, but their rate/cycling capabilities should be improved. Here by making yolk-shell nanocomposite of aluminium core (30 nm in diameter) and TiO2 shell (∼3 nm in thickness), with a tunable interspace, we achieve 10 C charge/discharge rate with reversible capacity exceeding 650 mAh g−1 after 500 cycles, with a 3 mg cm−2 loading. At 1 C, the capacity is approximately 1,200 mAh g−1 after 500 cycles. Our one-pot synthesis route is simple and industrially scalable. This result may reverse the lagging status of aluminium among high-theoretical-capacity anodes.

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Li, S., Niu, J., Zhao, Y. C., So, K. P., Wang, C., Wang, C. A., & Li, J. (2015). RETRACTED ARTICLE: High-rate aluminium yolk-shell nanoparticle anode for Li-ion battery with long cycle life and ultrahigh capacity. Nature Communications, 6(1).

Authors 7
  1. Sa Li (first)
  2. Junjie Niu (additional)
  3. Yu Cheng Zhao (additional)
  4. Kang Pyo So (additional)
  5. Chao Wang (additional)
  6. Chang An Wang (additional)
  7. Ju Li (additional)
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Created 10 years ago (Aug. 5, 2015, 5:43 a.m.)
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