采用水热法成功合成Fe3O4@C复合物,利用x射线衍射、扫描电子显微镜和透射电子显微镜等手段表征了其形貌和结构.负极材料Fe3O4@C纳米复合物展现了好的循环性能、高的可逆比容量(在电流密度为50 mA/g的条件下,50次循环以后可逆比容量仍达到960mAh/g)、优异的倍率性能(在电流密度1000mA/g充放电条件下,可逆比容量高达650mAh/g)以及稳定的循环性能(50次循环后的比容量损失率低于2.4%).纳米复合物好优良电化学性能归功予以下2点:(1)30-50nm的球状结构提供了短的扩散通道,无定形碳层不仅在充放电过程中为体积的膨胀提供了缓冲空间而且加强了Fe3O4@C碳棒的导电性能;(2)Fe3O4@C碳的共同作用可以避免Fe3O4@C直接与电解液接触,并且增强纳米复合物整体结构的稳定性.作为锂离子电池负极材料,Fe3O4@C复合材料被认为是高能量锂离子动力电池的理想选择之一.
Carbon-encapsulated Fe3O4 composites were successfully fabricated via hydrothermal method and ex- amined by X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy and transmission electron microscopy. The Fe3O4@C nanocomposite as an anode material with novel structure demonstrated excellent electrochemical performance, with enhanced specific reversible current density of 50 mA/g capacity (950 mAh/g at the after 50 cycles), remarkable rate capability (more than 650 mAh/g even at the current density of 1,000 mAJg) and good cycle ability with less capacity fading (2.4 % after 50 cycles). Two factors have been attributed to the ultrahigh electrochemical perfor- mance: Firstly, the 30- to 50-nm spherical structure with a short diffusion pathway and the amorphous carbon layer could not only provide extra space for buffering the volumetric change during the continuous charging-dis- charging but also improve the whole conductivity of the Fe3O4@C nanocomposite electrode; secondly, the syner- gistic effects of Fe304 and carbon could avoid Fe304 direct exposure to the electrolyte and maintain the structural stabilization of Fe3O4@C nanocomposite. It was suggested that the Fe3O4@C nanocomposite could be suitable as analternative anode for lithium-ion batteries with a high ap- plication potential.