%0 Journal Article
%A Wenfeng Mao
%A Yanbao Fu
%A Hui Zhao
%A Guo Ai
%A Yiling Dai
%A Dechao Meng
%A Xin-he Zhang
%A Deyang Qu
%A Gao Liu
%A Vincent S Battaglia
%A Zhi-yuan Tang
%B ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
%D 2015
%G eng
%I American Chemical Society
%P 12057-12066
%R 10.1021/acsami.5b02242
%T Rational Design and Facial Synthesis of Li<sub>3</sub>V<sub>2</sub>(PO<sub>4</sub>)<sub>3</sub>@C Nanocomposites Using Carbon with Different Dimensions for Ultrahigh-Rate Lithium-Ion Batteries
%V 7
%8 06/2015
%@ 1944-8244
%X <p><span>Li</span><sub><span>3</span></sub><span>V</span><sub><span>2</span></sub><span>(PO</span><sub><span>4</span></sub><span>)</span><sub><span>3</span></sub><span>&nbsp;(LVP) particles dispersed in different inorganic carbons (</span><span>LVP@C</span><span>) have been successfully synthesized via an in situ synthesis method. The inorganic carbon materials with different dimensions including zero-dimensional Super P (SP) nanospheres, one-dimensional carbon nanotubes (CNTs), two-dimensional graphene nanosheets, and three-dimensional graphite particles. The effects of carbon dimensions on the structure, morphology, and electrochemical performance of&nbsp;</span><span>LVP@C</span><span>&nbsp;composites have been systematically investigated. The carbon materials can maintain their original morphology even after oxidation (by NH</span><span>4</span><span>VO</span><span>3</span><span>) and high-temperature sintering (850 °C).&nbsp;</span><span>LVP@CNT</span><span>&nbsp;exhibits the best electrochemical performances among all of the samples. At an ultrahigh discharge rate of 100C, it presents a discharge capacity of 91.94 mAh g</span><span>–1</span><span>&nbsp;(69.13% of its theoretical capacity) and maintains 79.82% of its original capacity even after 382 cycles. Its excellent electrochemical performance makes&nbsp;</span><span>LVP@CNT</span><span>&nbsp;a promising cathode candidate for lithium-ion batteries.</span></p>