%0 Journal Article
%A Ting Xia
%A Wei Zhang
%A Zhihui Wang
%A Yuliang Zhang
%A Xiangyun Song
%A James Murowchick
%A Vincent S Battaglia
%A Gao Liu
%A Xiaobo Chen
%B Nano Energy
%D 2014
%G eng
%P 109-118
%R 10.1016/j.nanoen.2014.03.012
%T Amorphous carbon-coated TiO<sub>2</sub> nanocrystals for improved lithium-ion battery and photocatalytic performance
%V 6
%8 05/2014
%X <p>10-time lithium rate improvement and 4-time photocatalytic performance enhancement have been achieved with TiO<sub>2</sub> nanocrystals when coated with a thin layer of amorphous carbon. The enhanced performances can be attributed to lower lithium ion diffusion and electronic conduction resistance across the carbon layer into the TiO<sub>2</sub> electrode material and better surface adsorption of the dye molecules and ions. Thus, the current study may provide us an alternative approach in improving the performances of TiO<sub>2</sub> nanocrystals in both lithium ion battery and photocatalysis applications.</p>