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Effects of polypyrrole on the performance of nickel oxide anode materials for rechargeable lithium-ion batteries

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 March 2011

Nurul H. Idris ,
Jiazhao Wang ,
Shulei Chou ,
Chao Zhong ,
Md. Mokhlesur Rahman  and
Huakun Liu
Nurul H. Idris
Affiliation:
Institute for Superconducting and Electronic Materials, ARC Center of Excellence for Electromaterials Science, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, New South Wales 2519, Australia Department of Physical Sciences, Faculty of Science, University Malaysia Terengganu, 21030 Kuala Terengganu, Malaysia
Jiazhao Wang*
Affiliation:
Institute for Superconducting and Electronic Materials, ARC Center of Excellence for Electromaterials Science, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, New South Wales 2519, Australia
Shulei Chou
Affiliation:
Institute for Superconducting and Electronic Materials, ARC Center of Excellence for Electromaterials Science, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, New South Wales 2519, Australia
Chao Zhong
Affiliation:
Institute for Superconducting and Electronic Materials, ARC Center of Excellence for Electromaterials Science, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, New South Wales 2519, Australia
Md. Mokhlesur Rahman
Affiliation:
Institute for Superconducting and Electronic Materials, ARC Center of Excellence for Electromaterials Science, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, New South Wales 2519, Australia
Huakun Liu
Affiliation:
Institute for Superconducting and Electronic Materials, ARC Center of Excellence for Electromaterials Science, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, New South Wales 2519, Australia
*
a)Address all correspondence to this author. e-mail: jiazhao@uow.edu.au
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Abstract

Nickel oxide–polypyrrole (NiO–PPy) composites for lithium-ion batteries were prepared by a chemical polymerization method with sodium p-toluenesulfonate as the dopant, Triton-X as the surfactant, and FeCl3 as the oxidant. The new composite material was characterized by Raman spectroscopy, thermogravimetric analysis, scanning electron microscopy, and field-emission scanning electron microscopy. Nanosize conducting PPy particles with a cauliflower-like morphology were uniformly coated onto the surface of the NiO powder. The electrochemical results were improved for the NiO–PPy composite compared with the pristine NiO. After 30 cycles, the capacities of the NiO and the NiO–PPy composite were about 119 and 436 mAh·g−1, respectively, indicating that the electrochemical performance of the composite was significantly improved.

Keywords

NanostructureIntercalationSpray pyrolysis
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Journal of Materials Research , Volume 26 , Issue 7 , 14 April 2011 , pp. 860 - 866
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2011

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