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Electrospun carbon nanofiberic coated with ambutan-like NiCo2O4 microspheres as electrode materials

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 March 2017

Hua Chen ,
Guohua Jiang ,
Weijiang Yu ,
Depeng Liu ,
Yongkun Liu ,
Lei Li  and
Qin Huang
Hua Chen
Affiliation:
Department of Polymer Engineering, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou 310018, People's Republic of China
Guohua Jiang*
Affiliation:
Department of Polymer Engineering, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou 310018, People's Republic of China National Engineering Laboratory for Textile Fiber Materials and Processing Technology (Zhejiang), Hangzhou 310018, People's Republic of China Key Laboratory of Advanced Textile Materials and Manufacturing Technology (ATMT), Ministry of Education, Hangzhou 310018, People's Republic of China
Weijiang Yu
Affiliation:
Department of Polymer Engineering, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou 310018, People's Republic of China
Depeng Liu
Affiliation:
Department of Polymer Engineering, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou 310018, People's Republic of China
Yongkun Liu
Affiliation:
Department of Polymer Engineering, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou 310018, People's Republic of China
Lei Li
Affiliation:
Department of Polymer Engineering, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou 310018, People's Republic of China
Qin Huang
Affiliation:
Department of Polymer Engineering, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou 310018, People's Republic of China
*
Address all correspondence to Guohua Jiang at ghjiang_cn@zstu.edu.cn
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Abstract

The novel Three-dimensional rambutan-like NiCo2O4 microspheres have been successfully coated onto surface of carbon nanofibers (CNFs) to form NiCo2O4–CNFs hybrids. The composition and microstructure of NiCo2O4–CNFs were characterized by the field-emission scanning electronmicroscopy, x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, transmission electron microscopy, and x-ray diffractometer. The obtained NiCo2O4–CNFs exhibited a specific capacity of 160 mAh/g at 1 mA/cm2 in 2 M potassium hydroxide aqueous solution. The specific capacity gradually increases with the increasing of cycles; and after 3000 cycles, the specific capacity still can be remained over 90%.

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MRS Communications , Volume 7 , Issue 1 , March 2017 , pp. 90 - 96
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