A one-pot microwave-assisted non-aqueous sol-gel approach to metal oxide/graphene nanocomposites for Li-ion batteries

Seunghwan Baek, Seung Ho Yu, Seung Keun Park, Andrea Pucci, Catherine Marichy, Dong Chan Lee, Yung Eun Sung, Yuanzhe Piao, Nicola Pinna

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Abstract

A one-pot non-aqueous synthesis of crystalline SnO2- and Fe 3O4-based graphene heterostructures in just a few minutes is introduced. The combined properties of the microwave heating and the "benzyl alcohol route" allow the selective growth of metal oxide nanoparticles at the surface of graphene oxide, which is reduced during synthesis. The as-fabricated nanostructures show good lithium intercalation-deintercalation performances at high rate and good cycling stability compared to the separated nano-building blocks.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1687-1690
Number of pages4
JournalRSC Advances
Volume1
Issue number9
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2011 Dec 7
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Chemistry(all)
  • Chemical Engineering(all)

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