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Three types of transition metal oxide/carbon composites including Fe2O3/C, NiO/C and CuO/Cu2O/C synthesized via spray pyrolysis were used as anode for lithium ion battery application in conjunction with two types of ionic liquid: 1 M LiN(SO2CF3)2 (LiTFSI) in 1-ethyl-3-methyl-imidazolium bis(fluorosulfonlyl)imide (EMI-FSI) or 1-methyl-1-propylpyrrolidinium bis(fluorosulfonyl)imide (Py13-FSI). From the electrochemical measurements, the composite electrodes using Py13-FSI as electrolyte show much better electrochemical performance than those using EMI-FSI as electrolyte in terms of reversibility. The Fe2O3/C composite shows the highest specific capacity and the best capacity retention (425 mAh g−1) under a current density of 50 mA g−1 for up to 50 cycles, as compared with the NiO/C and CuO/Cu2O/C composites. The present research demonstrates that Py13-FSI could be used as an electrolyte for transition metal oxides in lithium-ion batteries.
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Financial support provided by the Australian Research Council (ARC) through a Discovery Project (DP 0987805) and ARC Centre of Excellence funding (CE0561616) is gratefully acknowledged. The authors thank Dr. T. Silver at the University of Wollongong for critical reading of the manuscript.
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Chou, SL., Lu, L., Wang, JZ. et al. The compatibility of transition metal oxide/carbon composite anode and ionic liquid electrolyte for the lithium-ion battery. J Appl Electrochem 41, 1261–1267 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10800-011-0330-z
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