α-MoO3 nanowire bundles fabricated from a self-assembled organic–inorganic precursor as cathodes for lithium-ion batteries

  • Qingxin Chu*
  • , Wei Wang
  • , Wenming Tong
  • , Xiaofeng Wang
  • , Xiaoyang Liu
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

We report here the facile preparation of α-MoO3 nanowire bundles from the decomposition of the self-assembled organic–inorganic precursor Mo3O10(C6H8N)2·2H2O at ambient pressure. The obtained samples have been fully characterized using powder X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) analyses. As for cathodes of lithium-ion batteries, the as-obtained α-MoO3 nanowire bundles can initially reach a discharge capacity of 195 mAh g−1 and run up to 600 cycles with a 37% capacity retention at a current density of 100 mA g−1.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)419-424
Number of pages6
JournalMaterials Research Bulletin
Volume96
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 2017
Externally publishedYes

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

  1. SDG 7 - Affordable and Clean Energy
    SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy

Keywords

  • Insertion cathode
  • Lithium-ion battery
  • MoO
  • Nanowire
  • Precursor

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