TiO2 Nanobelt@Co9S8 Composites as Promising Anode Materials for Lithium and Sodium Ion Batteries
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Synthesis of mixed Phase TiO2 Nanobelt@Co9S8 Composites
2.2. Sample Characterization
2.3. Electrochemical Measurements
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Characterization of Samples
3.2. Electrochemical Performance of TiO2 Nanobelt@Co9S8 Composites for LIBs
3.3. Electrochemical Performance of TiO2 Nanobelt@Co9S8 Composites for SIBs
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Acknowledgments
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
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Zhou, Y.; Zhu, Q.; Tian, J.; Jiang, F. TiO2 Nanobelt@Co9S8 Composites as Promising Anode Materials for Lithium and Sodium Ion Batteries. Nanomaterials 2017, 7, 252. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano7090252
Zhou Y, Zhu Q, Tian J, Jiang F. TiO2 Nanobelt@Co9S8 Composites as Promising Anode Materials for Lithium and Sodium Ion Batteries. Nanomaterials. 2017; 7(9):252. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano7090252
Chicago/Turabian StyleZhou, Yanli, Qian Zhu, Jian Tian, and Fuyi Jiang. 2017. "TiO2 Nanobelt@Co9S8 Composites as Promising Anode Materials for Lithium and Sodium Ion Batteries" Nanomaterials 7, no. 9: 252. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano7090252