Synthesis of starfish-like Cu2O nanocrystals through γ-irradiation and their application in lithium-ion batteries

Journal of Nanoparticle Research

Volumn 13, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 2705-2713

  Liu, Weijun ^a   Chen, Guihua ^a   He, Guanghong ^a   Zhang, Wei ^b  

^a TAIZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF CHINA   (China)

Author keywords

Irradiation; Energy; Lithium ion batteries; Nanostructure; Starfish like; Template

Indexed keywords

CAPPING MATERIALS; CETYLTRIMETHYLAMMONIUM BROMIDE; COLLOIDAL TEMPLATES; CONCENTRATION RATIO; COPPER IONS; CUPROUS OXIDE; DISCHARGE-CHARGE; ELECTROCHEMICAL CYCLING; ELECTROCHEMICAL CYCLING STABILITY; ENERGY; GROWTH MECHANISMS; HIGH RATE CAPABILITY; HIGH YIELD; LITHIUM-ION BATTERY; POTENTIAL APPLICATIONS; REACTION SYSTEM; REVERSIBLE CAPACITY; SINGLE-CRYSTALLINE; STARFISH-LIKE; TEMPLATE;

AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; BROMINE COMPOUNDS; ELECTRIC DISCHARGES; HIGH RESOLUTION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; IRRADIATION; LITHIUM; LITHIUM ALLOYS; LITHIUM BATTERIES; METAL IONS; NANOCLUSTERS; NANOCRYSTALS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

LITHIUM COMPOUNDS;

CETRIMIDE; COPPER ION; CUPROUS OXIDE; LITHIUM ION; NANOCRYSTAL;

ANISOTROPY; ARTICLE; COLLOID; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; CYCLIC POTENTIOMETRY; ELECTRIC BATTERY; ELECTROCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; FIELD EMISSION SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; GAMMA IRRADIATION; HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOLYSIS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SYNTHESIS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 80052631418     PISSN: 13880764     EISSN: 1572896X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11051-011-0422-z     Document Type: Article

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