title: Mechanical force-driven growth of elongated bending TiO2 -based nanotubular materials for ultrafast rechargeable lithium ion batteries.
abstract: A stirring hydrothermal process that enables the formation of elongated bending TiO2 -based nanotubes is presented. By making use of its bending nature, the elongated TiO2 (B) nanotubular crosslinked-network anode electrode can cycle over 10 000 times in half cells while retaining a relatively high capacity (114 mA h g(-1)) at an ultra-high rate of 25 C (8.4 A g(-1)).
authors.affiliation: School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Avenue, 639798, Singapore.
authors.forename: Yuxin
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tang
authors.forename: Yanyan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Jiyang
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Deng
authors.forename: Jiaqi
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wei
authors.forename: Hong
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Le Tam
authors.forename: Bevita Kallupalathinkal
authors.initials: BK
authors.lastname: Chandran
authors.forename: Zhili
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Dong
authors.forename: Zhong
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Xiaodong
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Chen
keywords: TiO2(B); elongated nanostructures; hydrothermal methods; lithium ion batteries; mechanical force; nanotubes