title: Facile Synthesis of Carbon-Coated Spinel Li4Ti5O12/Rutile-TiO2Composites as an Improved Anode Material in Full Lithium-Ion Batteries with LiFePO4@N-Doped Carbon Cathode.
abstract: The spinel Li4Ti5O12/rutile-TiO2@carbon (LTO-RTO@C) composites were fabricated via a hydrothermal method combined with calcination treatment employing glucose as carbon source. The carbon coating layer and the in situ formed rutile-TiO2can effectively enhance the electric conductivity and provide quick Li+diffusion pathways for Li4Ti5O12. When used as an anode material for lithium-ion batteries, the rate capability and cycling stability of LTO-RTO@C composites were improved in comparison with those of pure Li4Ti5O12or Li4Ti5O12/rutile-TiO2. Moreover, the potential of approximately 1.8 V rechargeable full lithium-ion batteries has been achieved by utilizing an LTO-RTO@C anode and a LiFePO4@N-doped carbon cathode.
authors.affiliation: College of Science, Huazhong Agricultural University , Wuhan, Hubei 430070, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Ping
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: College of Science, Huazhong Agricultural University , Wuhan, Hubei 430070, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Geng
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: College of Science, Huazhong Agricultural University , Wuhan, Hubei 430070, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Jian
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Cheng
authors.affiliation: Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Texas at Austin , Austin, Texas 78712, United States.
authors.forename: Ya
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: You
authors.affiliation: College of Science, Huazhong Agricultural University , Wuhan, Hubei 430070, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Yong-Ke
authors.initials: YK
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: College of Science, Huazhong Agricultural University , Wuhan, Hubei 430070, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Cong
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ding
authors.affiliation: College of Science, Huazhong Agricultural University , Wuhan, Hubei 430070, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Jiang-Jiang
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Gu
authors.affiliation: College of Science, Huazhong Agricultural University , Wuhan, Hubei 430070, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Xin-Sheng
authors.initials: XS
authors.lastname: Zheng
authors.affiliation: School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hefei University of Technology , Hefei, Anhui 230009, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Chao-Feng
authors.initials: CF
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: College of Science, Huazhong Agricultural University , Wuhan, Hubei 430070, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Fei-Fei
authors.identifier: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4290-2032
authors.initials: FF
authors.lastname: Cao
keywords: Li4Ti5O12; anode; carbon coating; full lithium-ion battery; rutile-TiO2