Ultrathin Carbon-Coated Porous TiNb2O7 Nanosheets as Anode Materials for Enhanced Lithium Storage
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Experimental
2.1. Preparation of TNO@C Nanosheets
2.2. Characterization of Materials
2.3. Electrochemical Measurements
3. Results and Discussion
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Liang, D.; Lu, Y.; Zhou, N.; Xu, Z. Ultrathin Carbon-Coated Porous TiNb2O7 Nanosheets as Anode Materials for Enhanced Lithium Storage. Nanomaterials 2022, 12, 2943. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano12172943
Liang D, Lu Y, Zhou N, Xu Z. Ultrathin Carbon-Coated Porous TiNb2O7 Nanosheets as Anode Materials for Enhanced Lithium Storage. Nanomaterials. 2022; 12(17):2943. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano12172943
Chicago/Turabian StyleLiang, Dewei, Yu Lu, Ningning Zhou, and Zezhong Xu. 2022. "Ultrathin Carbon-Coated Porous TiNb2O7 Nanosheets as Anode Materials for Enhanced Lithium Storage" Nanomaterials 12, no. 17: 2943. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano12172943