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Carbon-decorated flower-like ZnO as high-performance anode materials for Li-ion batteries

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As a potential anode material for Li-ion batteries, ZnO has been intensively studied owing to its high theoretical capacity and low cost. However, low electronic conductivity restricted the application of ZnO in Li-ion batteries. It has been well recognized that morphology-controlled ZnO nanostructures can serve as high-performance anode materials. Here carbon-decorated flower-like ZnO nanostructures have been synthesized by microwave-assisted hydrothermal reactions. The carbon decoration on the flower-like ZnO surface not only suppresses the growth of ZnO crystals but also increases the electronic conductivity of ZnO. The results indicate that the nanocarbon-decorated flower-like ZnO materials can be employed as high-performance anode materials for advanced Li storage.

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Acknowledgements

The financial support from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 51002128), Scientific Research Foundation of Hunan Provincial Education Department (No.17A205), and Natural Science Foundation of Hunan Province (No. 2018JJ2393 and 2018JJ2394) is greatly acknowledged. Besides, Y.H.D sincerely appreciates the kind support from Mrs. Ding and brings her ‘ZnO’ flowers for the birthday.

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Ding, Y., Sun, J. & Liu, X. Carbon-decorated flower-like ZnO as high-performance anode materials for Li-ion batteries. Ionics 25, 4129–4136 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11581-019-02981-y

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