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Lithium Titanate Confined in Nanoporous Copper for High-Rate Battery Applications

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 March 2018

Xiaobo Zhang ,
Kostiantyn Turcheniuk ,
Jim Benson ,
Benjamin Zusmann ,
Wenbin Fu ,
Enbo Zhao ,
Alexandre Magasinski  and
Gleb Yushin
Xiaobo Zhang
Affiliation:
School of Materials Science and Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA30332, USA Huaihai Institute of Technology, People’s Republic of China
Kostiantyn Turcheniuk
Affiliation:
School of Materials Science and Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA30332, USA
Jim Benson
Affiliation:
School of Materials Science and Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA30332, USA
Benjamin Zusmann
Affiliation:
School of Materials Science and Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA30332, USA
Wenbin Fu
Affiliation:
School of Materials Science and Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA30332, USA
Enbo Zhao
Affiliation:
School of Materials Science and Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA30332, USA
Alexandre Magasinski
Affiliation:
School of Materials Science and Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA30332, USA
Gleb Yushin*
Affiliation:
School of Materials Science and Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA30332, USA
*
*Corresponding author email:yushin@gatech.edu
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Abstract

Due to extremely high conductivity of copper (Cu), copper–based nanocomposites offer remarkable opportunities for use in energy conversion and storage. Their applications demand low-cost syntheses routes relying on using inexpensive equipment with no formation of hazardous wastes. In this work, we report on a novel, cheap and environmentally friendly synthesis and application of nano-porous Cu as a support for lithium titanate. The infiltration of lithium titanate onto the inner surface of NPCu produced high-rate anodes for Li-ion batteries capable of providing nearly 50mAh/g during about 20s charging while retaining about 70% of the initial capacity after 1000 charge-discharge cycles. The demonstrated versatility and simplicity of this fascinating approach show great promises for scalable production and the use of NPCu in various cost-sensitive applications.

Keywords

alloyCuenergy storage
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MRS Advances , Volume 3 , Issue 22: Energy and Sustainability , 2018 , pp. 1249 - 1253
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2018 

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