Catalytic role of Ge in highly reversible GeO2/Ge/C nanocomposite anode material for lithium batteries.

Catalystic Role of Ge in Highly Reversible GeO2/Ge/C Nanocomposite Anode Material for Lithium Batteries

A binder-free Ge-nanoparticle anode assembled on multiwalled carbon nanotube networks for Li-ion batteries.

Germanium (Ge) nanoparticle-multiwalled carbon nanotube (MWCNT) anodes are fabricated through the anchoring of Ge on the surface of electrophoretically pre-deposited MWCNT networks via a thermal evaporation process. This Ge-MWCNT nanocomposite displays a large reversible capacity of over 800 mA h g(-1) at 1 C even after 200 cycles.

Germanium nanoparticles encapsulated in flexible carbon nanofibers as self-supported electrodes for high performance lithium-ion batteries.

Germanium is a promising high-capacity anode material for lithium ion batteries, but still suffers from poor cyclability due to its huge volume variation during the Li-Ge alloy/dealloy process. Here we rationally designed a flexible and self-supported electrode consisting of Ge nanoparticles encapsulated in carbon nanofibers (Ge-CNFs) by using a facile electrospinning technique as potential ano...

Preparation of a porous Sn@C nanocomposite as a high-performance anode material for lithium-ion batteries.

A porous Sn@C nanocomposite was prepared via a facile hydrothermal method combined with a simple post-calcination process, using stannous octoate as the Sn source and glucose as the C source. The as-prepared Sn@C nanocomposite exhibited excellent electrochemical behavior with a high reversible capacity, long cycle life and good rate capability when used as an anode material for lithium ion batt...

Advanced Mesoporous Spinel Li4Ti5O12/rGO Composites with Increased Surface Lithium Storage Capability for High-Power Lithium-Ion Batteries.

Spinel Li4Ti5O12 (LTO) and reduced graphene oxide (rGO) are attractive anode materials for lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) because of their unique electrochemical properties. Herein, we report a facile one-step hydrothermal method in preparation of a nanocomposite anode consisting of well-dispersed mesoporous LTO particles onto rGO. An important reaction step involves glucose as a novel linker age...