Abstract
Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) with high surface areas and uniform microporous structures have shown potential application in many fields. Here we report a facial strategy to synthesize Fe2O3@NiCo 2O4 porous nanocages by annealing core-shell Co 3[Fe(CN)6]2@Ni3[Co(CN) 6]2 nanocubes in air. The obtained samples have been systematically characterized by XRD, SEM, TEM and N2 adsorption-desorption analysis. The results show that the Fe2O 3@NiCo2O4 porous nanocages have an average diameter of 213 nm and a shell thickness of about 30 nm. As anode materials for Li-ion batteries, the Fe2O3@NiCo2O4 porous nanocages exhibit a high initial discharge capacity of 1311.4 mA h g -1 at a current density of 100 mA g-1 (about 0.1 C). The capacity is retained at 1079.6 mA h g-1 after 100 cycles. The synergistic effect of the different components and the porous hollow structure contributes to the outstanding performance of the composite electrode. This journal is
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 5509-5515 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Nanoscale |
Volume | 6 |
Issue number | 10 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 21 May 2014 |
Externally published | Yes |