title: Dopamine-assisted one-pot synthesis of zinc ferrite-embedded porous carbon nanospheres for ultrafast and stable lithium ion batteries.
abstract: Polydopamine-derived carbon (C-PDA) nanospheres embedded with zinc ferrite (ZnFe2O4) are synthesized by in situ polymerization of dopamine with zinc and iron species followed by carbonization. The composite nanospheres contain ZnFe2O4 nanoparticles ∼8 nm in size well dispersed in porous C-PDA. The unique structure and morphology endow the nanospheres with excellent rate capability and cycling stability for use as anodes in lithium-ion batteries.
authors.affiliation: School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Avenue, Singapore 639798, Singapore. ASXHLu@ntu.edu.sg.
authors.forename: Xiayin
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Yao
authors.forename: Chenyang
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: Junhua
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kong
authors.forename: Huiqing
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Dan
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: Xuehong
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Lu
mesh_terms: D002244:Carbon / Q000737:chemistry*; D011211:Electric Power Supplies; D005290:Ferric Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D007211:Indoles / Q000737:chemistry*; D008094:Lithium / Q000737:chemistry*; D054118:Nanospheres / Q000737:chemistry*; D010316:Particle Size; D011108:Polymers / Q000737:chemistry*; D016062:Porosity; D013499:Surface Properties; D015032:Zinc / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D005290:Ferric Compounds; D007211:Indoles; D011108:Polymers; C568283:polydopamine; C001215:ferrite; D002244:Carbon; D008094:Lithium; D015032:Zinc