Carbon Dot-Modified TiO_(2)@SiO_(2) Aerogel as an Anode for Lithium-Ion Batteries

Titanium oxides have been considered promising anode materials for lithium-ion batteries(LIBs).However,the poor conductivity and low specific capacity of bulk titanium oxides limit their application.In this study,a carbon dot-modified TiO_(2)@SiO_(2)aerogel was successfully fabricated through a facile ambient pressure drying strategy and used as an anode material of LIBs.Benefiting from the crosslinking of carbon dots and the surface modification of SiO_(2),the as-prepared hierarchical aerogel exhibited a high initial discharge capacity of 974 mAh g^(−1)and maintained a capacity of 299 mAh g^(−1)after 100 cycles at 0.1 A g^(−1).It also retained a discharge capacity of 111 mAh g^(−1)with a CE of 99.9%at 3 A g^(−1).The carbon dot-modified cross-linking skeleton contributes to the structural integrity of the TiO_(2)@SiO_(2)aerogel during repeated insertion/extraction of lithium ions,guaranteeing outstanding cycling and high-rate performance.This ambient pressure drying strategy provides a facile and feasible way to produce high-performance aerogel anode materials for lithium-ion storage.