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Cockscomb-like Mn-doped Mn x Fe1−x CO3 as anode materials for a high-performance lithium-ion battery

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Partial manganese substitution of iron in ferrous carbonate (Mn x Fe1−x CO3, x = 0, 0.1, 0.2, 0.3) is obtained via a one-step hydrothermal method. The phase structure, morphology, and structural stability are characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and thermogravimetric analysis, respectively. The results of XRD demonstrate that Mn-doping does not obviously change the phase structure. Mn x Fe1−x CO3 possesses cockscomb-like and tunnel structures observed by SEM images. Meanwhile, the results of XPS further demonstrate the existence of Fe2+ and Mn2+. Mn-doped FeCO3 samples remarkably improve galvanostatic charge–discharge stability and rate capability as anode materials for lithium-ion batteries because of the synergistic behavior of Fe2+ and Mn2+ with cockscomb-like and tunnel structures. Mn x Fe1−x CO3 (x = 0.2) as an anode material delivers an initial specific discharge capacity of 2400 mAh g−1 at 200 mA g−1 and 904 mAh g−1 over 100 cycles. Therefore, Mn x Fe1−x CO3 anode materials are promising for lithium-ion batteries because of their low-cost preparation, environmentally friendly nature, and excellent electrochemical performance.

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This research was supported financially by the Guangdong Science and Technology Planning Project (No. 2015A020209147 and 2014A010105038), the Guangdong Natural Science Foundation (No.9151064201000039), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 51003034 and 21571066), and the Key Academic Program of the 3rd Phase ‘211 Project’ (No. 2009B010100001).

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    Congcong Zhang, Donghui Xu, Wenyan Chen, Dong Ouyang & Xiaoyuan Yu

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Zhang, C., Xu, D., Chen, W. et al. Cockscomb-like Mn-doped Mn x Fe1−x CO3 as anode materials for a high-performance lithium-ion battery. J Appl Electrochem 47, 157–166 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10800-016-1028-z

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