title: Facile Scalable Synthesis of TiO2/Carbon Nanohybrids with Ultrasmall TiO2 Nanoparticles Homogeneously Embedded in Carbon Matrix.
abstract: A facile scalable synthesis of TiO2/C nanohybrids inspired by polymeric dental restorative materials has been developed, which creates ultrasmall TiO2 nanoparticles homogeneously embedded in the carbon matrix. The average size of the nanoparticles is tuned between about 1 and 5 nm with the carbon content systematically increased from 0% to 65%. Imaging analysis and a scattering technique have been applied to investigate the morphology of the TiO2 nanoparticles. The composition, nature of carbon matrix, crystallinity, and tap density of the TiO2/C nanohybrids have been studied. The application of the TiO2/C nanohybrids as lithium-ion battery anode is demonstrated. Unusual discharge/charge profiles have been exhibited, where characteristic discharge/charge plateaus of crystalline TiO2 are significantly diminished. The tap density, cyclic capacities, and rate performance at high current densities (10 C, 20 C) of the TiO2/C nanohybrid anodes have been effectively improved compared to the bare carbon anode and the TiO2/C nanohybrids with larger particle size.
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Separation Membranes and Membrane Processes, Tianjin Polytechnic University , Tianjin 300387, P. R. China.|Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences , 1219 Zhongguan West Rd., Zhenhai District, Ningbo, Zhejiang Province 315201, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Xiaoyan
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Separation Membranes and Membrane Processes, Tianjin Polytechnic University , Tianjin 300387, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Jian-Qiang
authors.initials: JQ
authors.lastname: Meng
authors.affiliation: Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences , 1219 Zhongguan West Rd., Zhenhai District, Ningbo, Zhejiang Province 315201, P. R. China.|Faculty of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Ningbo University , Ningbo, Zhejiang Province 315211, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Meimei
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences , 1219 Zhongguan West Rd., Zhenhai District, Ningbo, Zhejiang Province 315201, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Ying
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Xiao
authors.affiliation: Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Materials Chemistry and Applications & PKU-HKU Joint Lab on Rare Earth Materials and Bioinorganic Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University , Beijing 100871, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Rui
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences , 1219 Zhongguan West Rd., Zhenhai District, Ningbo, Zhejiang Province 315201, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Yonggao
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Xia
authors.affiliation: Physik-Department, Lehrstuhl für Funktionelle Materialien, Technische Universität München , James-Franck-Str. 1, 85748 Garching, Germany.
authors.forename: Yuan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yao
authors.affiliation: Physik-Department, Lehrstuhl für Funktionelle Materialien, Technische Universität München , James-Franck-Str. 1, 85748 Garching, Germany.
authors.forename: Ezzeldin
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Metwalli
authors.affiliation: Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences , 1219 Zhongguan West Rd., Zhenhai District, Ningbo, Zhejiang Province 315201, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Qian
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences , 1219 Zhongguan West Rd., Zhenhai District, Ningbo, Zhejiang Province 315201, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Bao
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Qiu
authors.affiliation: Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences , 1219 Zhongguan West Rd., Zhenhai District, Ningbo, Zhejiang Province 315201, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Zhaoping
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Ningbo University , Ningbo, Zhejiang Province 315211, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Jing
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Pan
authors.affiliation: Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Materials Chemistry and Applications & PKU-HKU Joint Lab on Rare Earth Materials and Bioinorganic Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University , Beijing 100871, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Ling-Dong
authors.initials: LD
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.affiliation: Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Materials Chemistry and Applications & PKU-HKU Joint Lab on Rare Earth Materials and Bioinorganic Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University , Beijing 100871, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Chun-Hua
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Yan
authors.affiliation: Physik-Department, Lehrstuhl für Funktionelle Materialien, Technische Universität München , James-Franck-Str. 1, 85748 Garching, Germany.
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Müller-Buschbaum
authors.affiliation: Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences , 1219 Zhongguan West Rd., Zhenhai District, Ningbo, Zhejiang Province 315201, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Ya-Jun
authors.initials: YJ
authors.lastname: Cheng
keywords: dental methacrylate resin; lithium-ion battery anode; photopolymerization; titania/carbon nanohybrids; ultrasmall nanoparticles