Facile Synthesis of Multi-Channel Surface-Modified Amorphous Iron Oxide Nanospheres as High-Performance Anode Materials for Lithium-Ion Batteries
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results and Discussion
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Yu, S.; Zhu, W.; Wei, Y.; Tong, J.; Wei, Q.; Chen, T.; He, X.; Hu, D.; Li, C.; Zhu, H. Facile Synthesis of Multi-Channel Surface-Modified Amorphous Iron Oxide Nanospheres as High-Performance Anode Materials for Lithium-Ion Batteries. Energies 2022, 15, 5974. https://doi.org/10.3390/en15165974
Yu S, Zhu W, Wei Y, Tong J, Wei Q, Chen T, He X, Hu D, Li C, Zhu H. Facile Synthesis of Multi-Channel Surface-Modified Amorphous Iron Oxide Nanospheres as High-Performance Anode Materials for Lithium-Ion Batteries. Energies. 2022; 15(16):5974. https://doi.org/10.3390/en15165974
Chicago/Turabian StyleYu, Shijin, Wenzhen Zhu, Ying Wei, Jiahao Tong, Quanya Wei, Tianrui Chen, Xuannan He, Dingwen Hu, Cuiyun Li, and Hua Zhu. 2022. "Facile Synthesis of Multi-Channel Surface-Modified Amorphous Iron Oxide Nanospheres as High-Performance Anode Materials for Lithium-Ion Batteries" Energies 15, no. 16: 5974. https://doi.org/10.3390/en15165974