Facile Synthesis Sandwich-Structured Ge/NrGO Nanocomposite as Anodes for High-Performance Lithium-Ion Batteries

Autor: Thanapat Autthawong, Theeraporn Promanan, Bralee Chayasombat, Ai-Shui Yu, Kohei Uosaki, Atsushi Yamaguchi, Hiroki Kurata, Torranin Chairuangsri, Thapanee Sarakonsri
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Crystals, Vol 11, Iss 12, p 1582 (2021)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2073-4352
DOI: 10.3390/cryst11121582
Popis: This work aimed to design a facile preparation of sandwich-liked Ge nanoparticles/nitrogen-doped reduced graphene oxide (Ge/NrGO) nanocomposites used as anode in lithium-ion batteries through the chemical solution route. The advanced electron microscopy, STEM-HAADF and STEM-EDS mapping, evidenced that the individual Ge particles with sizes ranging from 5 to 20 nm were distributed and wrapped as sandwiches within the multi-layered NrGO sheets, which were mainly composed of the pyridinic-N form (4.8%wt.). The battery performances of the 20Ge/NrGO nanocomposite anode exhibit a high reversible capacity (700 mAh g−1) and retained its outstanding stability during long-term cycling. The internal resistance (28.0 Ω) was also decreased after cycling, according to EIS measurement. The sandwiched structure of Ge-based nanocomposite with the interconnected NrGO layers discussed in this article possessed the high-performance LIBs with great potential application in energy storage technologies.
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