title: Mesoporous nickel oxide nanowires: hydrothermal synthesis, characterisation and applications for lithium-ion batteries and supercapacitors with superior performance.
abstract: Mesoporous nickel oxide nanowires were synthesized by a hydrothermal reaction and subsequent annealing at 400 °C. The porous one-dimensional nanostructures were analysed by field-emission SEM, high-resolution TEM and N(2)  adsorption/desorption isotherm measurements. When applied as the anode material in lithium-ion batteries, the as-prepared mesoporous nickel oxide nanowires demonstrated outstanding electrochemical performance with high lithium storage capacity, satisfactory cyclability and an excellent rate capacity. They also exhibited a high specific capacitance of 348 F g(-1)  as electrodes in supercapacitors.
authors.affiliation: Centre for Clean Energy Technology, School of Chemistry and Forensic Science, University of Technology, Sydney, NSW 2007, Australia.
authors.forename: Dawei
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Su
authors.forename: Hyun-Soo
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Woo-Seong
authors.initials: WS
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Guoxiu
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Wang