High performance Cr, N-codoped mesoporous TiO2 microspheres for lithium-ion batteries

Zhonghe Bi, M. Parans Paranthaman, Bingkun Guo, Raymond R. Unocic, Harry M. Meyer, Craig A. Bridges, Xiao Guang Sun, Sheng Dai

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Abstract

Cr, N-codoped TiO2 mesoporous microspheres have been successfully synthesized by a facile hydrothermal reaction followed by annealing under an ammonia atmosphere. Through introduction of Cr, the nitrogen doping level was increased from 2.81 at.% for N-doped TiO2 to 5.68 at.% for Cr, N-codoped TiO2, which improves the electrical conductivity of TiO2. When used as an anode for lithium-ion rechargeable batteries, the Cr, N-codoping TiO2 microspheres led to an enhanced performance of 159.6 mA h g-1 at 5 C with a drop of less than 1% after 300 cycles.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1818-1824
Number of pages7
JournalJournal of Materials Chemistry A
Volume2
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - Feb 14 2014

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