Journal
BEILSTEIN JOURNAL OF NANOTECHNOLOGY
Volume 8, Issue -, Pages 2032-2044Publisher
BEILSTEIN-INSTITUT
DOI: 10.3762/bjnano.8.204
Keywords
2,3-diaminobutane; 1,2-diaminopropane; ethylenediamine; lithium-ion battery; shape-controlled synthesis
Funding
- BMW Group (Munich, Germany)
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alpha-Fe2O3 nanomaterials with an elongated nanorod morphology exhibiting superior electrochemical performance were obtained through hydrothermal synthesis assisted by diamine derivatives as shape-controlling agents (SCAs) for application as anodes in lithium-ion batteries (LIBs). The physicochemical characteristics were investigated via XRD and FESEM, revealing well-crystallized alpha-Fe2O3 with adjustable nanorod lengths between 240 and 400 nm and aspect ratios in the range from 2.6 to 5.7. The electrochemical performance was evaluated by cyclic voltammetry and charge-discharge measurements. A SCA test series, including ethylenediamine, 1,2-diaminopropane, 2,3-diaminobutane, and N-methylethylenediamine, was implemented in terms of the impact on the nanorod aspect ratio. Varied substituents on the vicinal diamine structure were examined towards an optimized reaction center in terms of electron density and steric hindrance. Possible interaction mechanisms of the diamine derivatives with ferric species and the correlation between the aspect ratio and electrochemical performance are discussed. Intermediate-sized alpha-Fe2O3 nanorods with length/aspect ratios of approximate to 240 nm/approximate to 2.6 and approximate to 280 nm/approximate to 3.0 were found to have excellent electrochemical characteristics with reversible discharge capacities of 1086 and 1072 mAh g(-1) at 0.1 C after 50 cycles.
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