title: A General and Mild Approach to Controllable Preparation of Manganese-Based Micro- and Nanostructured Bars for High Performance Lithium-Ion Batteries.
abstract: One-dimensional (1D) micro- and nanostructured electrode materials with controllable phase and composition are appealing materials for use in lithium-ion batteries with high energy and power densities, but they are challenging to prepare. Herein, a novel ethanol-water mediated co-precipitation method by a chimie douce route (synthesis conducted under mild conditions) has been exploited to selectively prepare an extensive series of manganese-based electrode materials, manifesting the considerable generalizability and efficacy of the method. Moreover, by simply tuning the mixed solvent and reagents, transition metal oxide bars with differing aspect ratios and compositions were prepared with an unprecedented uniformity. Application prospects are demonstrated by Li-rich 0.5 Li2 MnO3 ⋅0.5 LiNi1/3 Co1/3 Mn1/3 O2 bars, which demonstrate excellent reversible capacity and rate capability thanks to the steerable nature of the synthesis and material quality. This work opens a new route to 1D micro- and nanostructured materials by customizing the precipitating solvent to orchestrate the crystallization process.
authors.affiliation: School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Anhui Key Laboratory of Controllable Chemical Reaction & Material Chemical Engineering, Hefei, Anhui, 230009, P.R. China.
authors.forename: Guo
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ma
authors.affiliation: School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Anhui Key Laboratory of Controllable Chemical Reaction & Material Chemical Engineering, Hefei, Anhui, 230009, P.R. China.
authors.forename: Sheng
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Anhui Key Laboratory of Controllable Chemical Reaction & Material Chemical Engineering, Hefei, Anhui, 230009, P.R. China. wxzhang@hfut.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Weixin
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Anhui Key Laboratory of Controllable Chemical Reaction & Material Chemical Engineering, Hefei, Anhui, 230009, P.R. China.
authors.forename: Zeheng
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.affiliation: School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Anhui Key Laboratory of Controllable Chemical Reaction & Material Chemical Engineering, Hefei, Anhui, 230009, P.R. China.
authors.forename: Shulin
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Anhui Key Laboratory of Controllable Chemical Reaction & Material Chemical Engineering, Hefei, Anhui, 230009, P.R. China.
authors.forename: Xiaoming
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Fan
authors.affiliation: School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Anhui Key Laboratory of Controllable Chemical Reaction & Material Chemical Engineering, Hefei, Anhui, 230009, P.R. China.
authors.forename: Fei
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.affiliation: School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Anhui Key Laboratory of Controllable Chemical Reaction & Material Chemical Engineering, Hefei, Anhui, 230009, P.R. China.
authors.forename: Yuan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tian
authors.affiliation: School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Anhui Key Laboratory of Controllable Chemical Reaction & Material Chemical Engineering, Hefei, Anhui, 230009, P.R. China.
authors.forename: Weibo
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, William Mong Institute of Nano Science and Technology, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong, P.R. China. chsyang@ust.hk.
authors.forename: Shihe
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.affiliation: School of Chemistry, Centre for Organized Matter Chemistry, University of Bristol, Bristol, BS8 1TS, UK.
authors.forename: Mei
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Li
keywords: chimie douce approach; electrode materials; lithium-ion batteries; manganese-based micro- and nanostructured bars