- Title
- Microwave-assisted synthesis of biochar-carbon-nanotube-NiO composite as high-performance anode materials for lithium-ion batteries
- Creator
- Zhang, Jian; Tahmasebi, Arash; Omoriyekomwan, Joy Esohe; Yu, Jinaglong
- Relation
- Fuel Processing Technology Vol. 213, Issue March 2021, no. 106714
- Publisher Link
- http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.fuproc.2020.106714
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- Resource Type
- journal article
- Date
- 2021
- Description
- We report the synthesis of biochar-CNT-NiO composite and its application as anode material in lithium-ion batteries (LIBs). The scanning electron microscope (SEM) analysis results displayed that the NiO particles were exposed on the surface of CNTs. HRTEM results showed a more uniform distribution of NiO particles on the biochar-CNT-NiO compared to that of biochar-NiO. The electrochemical performance of the biochar-CNT-NiO indicated that composite nanostructure was able to deliver an excellent reversible capacity for LIB. The capacity of biochar-CNT-NiO (674.6 mAh/g) was significantly higher than biochar-NiO without CNTs (368.4 mAh/g) and Char-CNT-Ni (140.9 mAh/g) after 100 cycles. The biochar-CNT-NiO composite exhibited a remarkable discharge rate performance. This outstanding performance was caused by the presence of CNTs on the biochar-CNT-NiO, which mitigates the volume change of NiO during cycles and speeded up electron transfer.
- Subject
- lithium-ion batteries; biochar-CNT-NiO composite; nickel oxide; carbon nanotubes
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1433652
- Identifier
- uon:39316
- Identifier
- ISSN:0378-3820
- Language
- eng
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