1. Facile synthesis of α-Fe2O3 nanoparticles on porous human hair-derived carbon as improved anode materials for lithium ion batteries.
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Dong, Hui, Zhang, Huang, Xu, Yunlong, and Zhao, Chongjun
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IRON oxide nanoparticles , *POROUS materials synthesis , *LITHIUM-ion batteries , *ACTIVATED carbon , *COMPOSITE materials , *CARBONIZATION , *PRECIPITATION (Chemistry) - Abstract
A hybridized composite material of α-Fe 2 O 3 nanoparticles/human hair-derived carbon (HHC) is prepared using a facile two-step method combined carbonization of human hair with homogeneous precipitation under microwave irradiation. Results show that the uniform α-Fe 2 O 3 nanoparticles were highly dispersed on the surface of porous human hair-derived carbon. As an anode material for Li-ion batteries, it retains a reversible capacity of 1000 mAh g −1 after 200 cycles at 0.2 C. A discharge capacity higher than 750 mAh g −1 and 550 mAh g −1 is also recorded at 1 C and 2 C after 200 cycles, respectively. Such superior electrochemical performance of α-Fe 2 O 3 /HHC composite could be attributed to the favorable structure of HHC, which can improve the electron and lithium ion transport ability as anode. This study provides a cost-effective, highly efficient means to fabricate materials which combine keratin wastes-derived carbon with active nanoparticles for the development of high-performance lithium-ion battery materials. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2015
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