Thermal Annealing and Graphene Modification of Exfoliated Hydrogen Titanate Nanosheets for Enhanced Lithium-ion Intercalation Properties  

作　　者：Xinning Luan Ying Wang 

机构地区：[1]Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Louisiana State University,Baton Rouge, LA 70803, USA

出　　处：《Journal of Materials Science & Technology》2014年第9期839-846,共8页材料科学技术（英文版）

基　　金：supported by LABOR-RCS

摘　　要：Hydrogen titanate has been considered as a promising lithium intercalation material due to its unique layered structure. In the present work, we fabricate 2D graphene/hydrogen titanate hybrid nanosheets for application as anode materials in lithium-ion batteries. H2Ti307 nanosheets are synthesized by exfoliation of a layered precursor via interacting bulky tetrabutylammonium （TBA＋） cations, followed by ion exchange with Na＋ ions and washing with water. The as-prepared hydrogen titanate nanosheets are well-dispersed exhibiting ultra-thin thickness with a lateral size up to a few micrometers. The sample is then annealed at 450, 650 Rnd 850 ℃, to optimize its Li＋-intercalation property. Heating at 450 ℃ leads to well-crystallized hydrogen titanate with a trace amount of TiO2. Heating at 650 and 850 ℃ results in mixed sodium titanates, since some sodium ions in the interlayer structure cannot be washed away and become chemically bonded to [TiO6] octahedra at high temperatures. Electrochemical properties of all the four samples are then evaluated by charged/discharged for 100 electrochemical cycles at 0.01-2.5 V vs. Li＋/Li at a specific current of 170 mA g-1. The unannealed hydrogen titanate delivers the highest initial discharge capacity of 130.5 mA h g-l, higher than 124.6 mA h g-1 from hydrogen titanate annealed at 450 ℃, as well as 101.3 and 63.8 mA h g-1 from hydrogen titanate annealed at 650 and 850℃, respectively, due to the high surface area from well-dispersed unannealed nanosheets. However, after 100 electrochemical cycles, well-crystallized hydrogen titanate annealed at 450 ℃ retain the highest charge capacity of 115.2 mA h g-1, corresponding to a capacity retention of 92.5%, while unannealed hydrogen titanate exhibits a final capacity of 72.1 mA h g-1 and a capacity retention of only 55.2%. To further improve energy density of lithium-ion battery, graphene/hydrogen titanate hybrid nanosheets are fabricated by adding graphene nanosheets into hydrogen titanates. The initial charge capHydrogen titanate has been considered as a promising lithium intercalation material due to its unique layered structure. In the present work, we fabricate 2D graphene/hydrogen titanate hybrid nanosheets for application as anode materials in lithium-ion batteries. H2Ti307 nanosheets are synthesized by exfoliation of a layered precursor via interacting bulky tetrabutylammonium （TBA＋） cations, followed by ion exchange with Na＋ ions and washing with water. The as-prepared hydrogen titanate nanosheets are well-dispersed exhibiting ultra-thin thickness with a lateral size up to a few micrometers. The sample is then annealed at 450, 650 Rnd 850 ℃, to optimize its Li＋-intercalation property. Heating at 450 ℃ leads to well-crystallized hydrogen titanate with a trace amount of TiO2. Heating at 650 and 850 ℃ results in mixed sodium titanates, since some sodium ions in the interlayer structure cannot be washed away and become chemically bonded to [TiO6] octahedra at high temperatures. Electrochemical properties of all the four samples are then evaluated by charged/discharged for 100 electrochemical cycles at 0.01-2.5 V vs. Li＋/Li at a specific current of 170 mA g-1. The unannealed hydrogen titanate delivers the highest initial discharge capacity of 130.5 mA h g-l, higher than 124.6 mA h g-1 from hydrogen titanate annealed at 450 ℃, as well as 101.3 and 63.8 mA h g-1 from hydrogen titanate annealed at 650 and 850℃, respectively, due to the high surface area from well-dispersed unannealed nanosheets. However, after 100 electrochemical cycles, well-crystallized hydrogen titanate annealed at 450 ℃ retain the highest charge capacity of 115.2 mA h g-1, corresponding to a capacity retention of 92.5%, while unannealed hydrogen titanate exhibits a final capacity of 72.1 mA h g-1 and a capacity retention of only 55.2%. To further improve energy density of lithium-ion battery, graphene/hydrogen titanate hybrid nanosheets are fabricated by adding graphene nanosheets into hydrogen titanates. The initial charge cap

关 键 词：Hydrogen titanate Sodium titanate Graphene nanosheets Exfoliation process Lithium-ion battery 

分 类 号：TQ127.11[化学工程—无机化工]