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Fe2O3–SnO2–graphene films as flexible and binder-free anode materials for lithium-ion batteries

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 September 2015

Feini Lin  and
Hui Wang
Feini Lin
Affiliation:
Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecule Chemistry (Ministry of Education), College of Chemistry & Materials Science, Northwest University, Xi'an 710127, People's Republic of China
Hui Wang*
Affiliation:
Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecule Chemistry (Ministry of Education), College of Chemistry & Materials Science, Northwest University, Xi'an 710127, People's Republic of China
*
a)Address all correspondence to this author. e-mail: huiwang@nwu.edu.cn
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Abstract

A flexible Fe2O3–SnO2–graphene (GNs) film material was synthesized based on a method of physical blending. The product is characterized by x-ray powder diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, and x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. The results show that the Fe2O3–SnO2 particles are uniformly distributed among GN layers, and the film can be used as working electrode directly without any binder or conductor. The binder-free Fe2O3–SnO2–GNs film shows high charge capacity and good cycling life both in half and full cells. The Fe2O3–SnO2–GNs film delivers an initial discharge capacity of 946 mA h g−1 at 100 mA g−1 and maintains a capacity of 538 mA h g−1 after 90 cycles in half cell. For full cell, the film also exhibits a high capacity of 334 mA h g−1 at 100 mA g−1 after 30 cycles.

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filmenergy storagenanoscale
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Journal of Materials Research , Volume 30 , Issue 18 , 28 September 2015 , pp. 2736 - 2746
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2015 

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