Superior long-life and high-rate Ge nanoarrays anchored on Cu/C nanowire frameworks for Li-ion battery electrodes

Gwang Hee Lee, Hyun Woo Shim, Dong Wan Kim

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    Abstract

    We fabricated two types of three-dimensional (3-D) nanoarchitectured current collectors consisting of one-dimensional (1-D) Cu/C core/sheath nanowires and two-dimensional (2-D) Cu/C core/sheath nanonets. High-capacity Ge nanoarrays were deposited onto the as-prepared Cu/C nanowires or Cu/C nanonets via thermal evaporation and a GeO2 removal process. The obtained samples have advantages over Li-ion battery anodes because of the highly porous ordered and aligned nanostructures. The Cu/C nanonet-based Ge anodes exhibited a large reversible capacity of 933mAhg-1 at a rate of 1C over 1000 cycles and an excellent rate capability of 1017mAhg-1 at a rate of 10C over 200 cycles. We demonstrated that the 3-D nanoarchitecture technology has significant advantages such as a long cycle life and high-rate capabilities for the anode design of Li-ion batteries during the Li-Ge alloying process.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)218-225
    Number of pages8
    JournalNano Energy
    Volume13
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2015 Apr 1

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    Keywords

    • 3-D nanoarchitectures
    • Cu/C nanowire frameworks
    • High-rate capabilities
    • Long cycle life
    • Porous Ge nanoarrays

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
    • General Materials Science
    • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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