Li4Ti5O12 is considered as a safe and stable anode material for high-power lithium-ion batteries due to its“zero-strain”characteristic during the charge/discharge.However,the intrinsically low electronic conductivit...Li4Ti5O12 is considered as a safe and stable anode material for high-power lithium-ion batteries due to its“zero-strain”characteristic during the charge/discharge.However,the intrinsically low electronic conductivity leads to a deterioration in highrate performance,impeding its intensive application.Herein,the Li4Ti5O12/rutile TiO2(LTO/RT)heterostructured nanorods with tunable oxide phases have been in-situ fabricated by annealing the electrospun nanofiber precursor.By constructing such a heterostructured interface,the as-prepared sample delivers a high capacity of 160.3 mAh·g–1 at 1 C after 200 cycles,125.5 mAh·g–1 at 10 C after 500 cycles and a superior capacity retention of 90.3%after 1,000 cycles at 30 C,outperforming the heterostructure-free counterparts of pure LTO,RT and the commercial LTO product.Density Functional Theory calculation suggests a possible synergistic effect of the LTO/RT interface that would improve the electronic conductivity and Li-ion diffusion.展开更多
基金This work was financially supported by the National Key R&D Program of China(No.2021YFB2401900).
文摘Li4Ti5O12 is considered as a safe and stable anode material for high-power lithium-ion batteries due to its“zero-strain”characteristic during the charge/discharge.However,the intrinsically low electronic conductivity leads to a deterioration in highrate performance,impeding its intensive application.Herein,the Li4Ti5O12/rutile TiO2(LTO/RT)heterostructured nanorods with tunable oxide phases have been in-situ fabricated by annealing the electrospun nanofiber precursor.By constructing such a heterostructured interface,the as-prepared sample delivers a high capacity of 160.3 mAh·g–1 at 1 C after 200 cycles,125.5 mAh·g–1 at 10 C after 500 cycles and a superior capacity retention of 90.3%after 1,000 cycles at 30 C,outperforming the heterostructure-free counterparts of pure LTO,RT and the commercial LTO product.Density Functional Theory calculation suggests a possible synergistic effect of the LTO/RT interface that would improve the electronic conductivity and Li-ion diffusion.
