Mn 3 O 4 −Graphene Hybrid as a High-Capacity Anode Material for Lithium Ion Batteries

Hailiang Wang, Li-Feng Cui, Yuan Yang, Hernan Sanchez Casalongue, Joshua Tucker Robinson, Yongye Liang, Yi Cui, Hongjie Dai

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Abstract

We developed two-step solution-phase reactions to form hybrid materials of Mn3O4 nanoparticles on reduced graphene oxide (RGO) sheets for lithium ion battery applications. Selective growth of Mn3O 4 nanoparticles on RGO sheets, in contrast to free particle growth in solution, allowed for the electrically insulating Mn3O4 nanoparticles to be wired up to a current collector through the underlying conducting graphene network. The Mn3O4 nanoparticles formed on RGO show a high specific capacity up to ∼900 mAh/g, near their theoretical capacity, with good rate capability and cycling stability, owing to the intimate interactions between the graphene substrates and the Mn 3O4 nanoparticles grown atop. The Mn3O 4/RGO hybrid could be a promising candidate material for a high-capacity, low-cost, and environmentally friendly anode for lithium ion batteries. Our growth-on-graphene approach should offer a new technique for the design and synthesis of battery electrodes based on highly insulating materials. © 2010 American Chemical Society.
Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)13978-13980
Number of pages3
JournalJournal of the American Chemical Society
Volume132
Issue number40
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 13 2010
Externally publishedYes

Bibliographical note

KAUST Repository Item: Exported on 2020-10-01
Acknowledgements: This work was supported in part by the Office of Naval Research, NSF award CHE-0639053 and a KAUST Investigator Award H. Wang and Y. Yang acknowledge financial support from Stanford Graduate Fellowship.
This publication acknowledges KAUST support, but has no KAUST affiliated authors.

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