title: CNT@TiO2 nanohybrids for high-performance anode of lithium-ion batteries.
abstract: This work describes a potential anode material for lithium-ion batteries (LIBs), namely, anatase TiO2 nanoparticle-decorated carbon nanotubes (CNTs@TiO2). The electrochemical properties of CNTs@TiO2 were thoroughly investigated using various electrochemical techniques, including cyclic voltammetry, electrochemical impedance spectroscopy, galvanostatic cycling, and rate experiments. It was revealed that compared with pure TiO2 nanoparticles and CNTs alone, the CNT@TiO2 nanohybrids offered superior rate capability and achieved better cycling performance when used as anodes of LIBs. The CNT@TiO2 nanohybrids exhibited a cycling stability with high reversible capacity of about 190 mAh g-1 after 120 cycles at a current density of 100 mA g-1 and an excellent rate capability (up to 100 mAh g-1 at a current density of 1,000 mA g-1).
authors.forename: Zhenhai
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Wen
authors.forename: Suqin
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ci
authors.forename: Shun
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mao
authors.forename: Shumao
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Cui
authors.affiliation: Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 3200 North Cramer Street, Milwaukee, WI 53211, USA. zhenhe@vt.edu.
authors.forename: Zhen
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: He
authors.forename: Junhong
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Chen