1. Three-dimensional nanoporous tungsten supported tellurium cathode for Li-Te batteries.
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Liang, Ping, Liang, Yi, Si, Conghui, Ma, Wensheng, Zhang, Chi, Yang, Wanfeng, and Zhang, Zhonghua
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TELLURIUM , *TUNGSTEN , *CATHODES , *STORAGE batteries - Abstract
Nanoporous tungsten (np-W) synthesized by a facile dealloying strategy was utilized as the host to accommodate tellurium (Te) for Li-Te batteries. The np-W supported Te (np-W-Te) cathode exhibits an excellent specific volumetric capacity of 1168 mA h cm−3 after 30 cycles, a good cycling performance of 200 cycles with a coulombic efficiency over 98.9%, and fast rate capabilities of 1612 mA h cm−3 at a current density of 50 mA g−1 and 774 mA h cm−3 at 800 mA g−1. The excellent performance of the np-W-Te cathode is attributed to the highly dispersed Te impregnated in the np-W host with rich porosity, high conductivity and superior stability. The mechanism investigation by in situ Raman and ex situ XRD techniques demonstrates the reversible transformation between Li and Li 2 Te during the charge/discharge processes. This study highlights the nanoporous metal as a promising host to confine Te for Li-Te batteries. Nanoporous tungsten synthesized by dealloying acted as the host to accommodate Te for Li-Te batteries. ga1 • The as-dealloyed nanoporous W hosted Te as the cathode for Li-Te batteries. • The cathode exhibited high specific capacity, good cycling and rate performances. • The reversible conversion between Te and Li 2 Te is the mechanism for the battery. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2021
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