Nano-crystalline FeOOH particles （5-10 nm） have been uniformly mixed with electric matrix of single-walled carbon nanotubes （SWNTs） for forming FeOOH/SWNT composite via a facile ultrasonication method. Directly us...Nano-crystalline FeOOH particles （5-10 nm） have been uniformly mixed with electric matrix of single-walled carbon nanotubes （SWNTs） for forming FeOOH/SWNT composite via a facile ultrasonication method. Directly using the FeOOH/SWNT composite （containing 15 wt% SWNTs） as anode material for lithium battery enhances kinetics of the Li＋ insertion/extraction processes, thereby effectively improving re- versible capacity and cycle performance, which delivers a high reversible capacity of 758 mAh.g-1 under a current density of 400 mA.g-1 even after 180 cycles, being comparable with previous reports in terms of electrochemical performance for FeOOH anode. The good electrochemical performance should be ascribed to the small particle size and nano-crystalline of FeOOH, as well as the good electronic conductivity of SWNT matrix.展开更多
Zr/ZrH2 particles with irregular morphologies and broad size distribution were uniformly coated with acicular α-FeOOH crystal grains via a facile route without using polymers or surfactants. The as-synthesized materi...Zr/ZrH2 particles with irregular morphologies and broad size distribution were uniformly coated with acicular α-FeOOH crystal grains via a facile route without using polymers or surfactants. The as-synthesized material was characterized by X-ray diffraction （XRD）, scanning electron microscopy （SEM）, energy dispersive X-ray （EDX）, UV-vis diffusion reflection （UV-vis） and Raman spectrometry. Based on these characterizations, the synthesis mechanism was explained in terms of combined heterogeneous nucleation and solid state transformation reaction. The presence of α-FeOOH coating greatly changed the combustion behavior of Zr/ZrH2 particles： the combustion lasting time decreased from 32 s for un-coated Zr/ZrH2 particles to 0.2 s for coated particles while the maximum temperature in the combustion process increased from 1510 ℃ to 2036℃.展开更多
基金supportted by the Natural Science Foundations of China(No.21203025,No.11004032 and No.11074039)
文摘Nano-crystalline FeOOH particles （5-10 nm） have been uniformly mixed with electric matrix of single-walled carbon nanotubes （SWNTs） for forming FeOOH/SWNT composite via a facile ultrasonication method. Directly using the FeOOH/SWNT composite （containing 15 wt% SWNTs） as anode material for lithium battery enhances kinetics of the Li＋ insertion/extraction processes, thereby effectively improving re- versible capacity and cycle performance, which delivers a high reversible capacity of 758 mAh.g-1 under a current density of 400 mA.g-1 even after 180 cycles, being comparable with previous reports in terms of electrochemical performance for FeOOH anode. The good electrochemical performance should be ascribed to the small particle size and nano-crystalline of FeOOH, as well as the good electronic conductivity of SWNT matrix.
基金support from the National Natural Science Foun-dation (No. 20573128)National Basic Research Program of China(No. 2005CB221402)Shanxi Natural Science Foundation (Nos.20051025, 2006021031 and 2007021014)
文摘Zr/ZrH2 particles with irregular morphologies and broad size distribution were uniformly coated with acicular α-FeOOH crystal grains via a facile route without using polymers or surfactants. The as-synthesized material was characterized by X-ray diffraction （XRD）, scanning electron microscopy （SEM）, energy dispersive X-ray （EDX）, UV-vis diffusion reflection （UV-vis） and Raman spectrometry. Based on these characterizations, the synthesis mechanism was explained in terms of combined heterogeneous nucleation and solid state transformation reaction. The presence of α-FeOOH coating greatly changed the combustion behavior of Zr/ZrH2 particles： the combustion lasting time decreased from 32 s for un-coated Zr/ZrH2 particles to 0.2 s for coated particles while the maximum temperature in the combustion process increased from 1510 ℃ to 2036℃.
