Shape-Controlled TiO2 Nanocrystals for Na-Ion Battery Electrodes: The Role of Different Exposed Crystal Facets on the Electrochemical Properties

Nano Letters

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 992-1000

  Longoni, Gianluca ^a   Pena Cabrera, Rosita Lissette ^a   Polizzi, Stefano ^b   D'Arienzo, Massimiliano ^a   Mari, Claudio Maria ^a   Cui, Yi ^c   Ruffo, Riccardo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

^b CA' FOSCARI UNIVERSITY OF VENICE   (Italy)

^c Stanford University   (United States)

Author keywords

anatase; energy storage; nanoparticle facets; Sodium ion batteries; TiO2

Indexed keywords

ANODES; ELECTRIC BATTERIES; ELECTROCHEMICAL ELECTRODES; ELECTROCHEMICAL PROPERTIES; ELECTRODES; ELECTROLYTES; ENERGY STORAGE; IONS; METAL IONS; NANOCRYSTALS; NANOPARTICLES; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; TUNING;

ANATASE NANOCRYSTALS; COMPOSITE ELECTRODE; CONDUCTIVE NETWORKS; MATERIAL INTERACTIONS; NANOPARTICLE MORPHOLOGY; SODIUM ION BATTERIES; STRUCTURAL FEATURE; SURFACE CHARACTERISTICS;

SECONDARY BATTERIES;

EID: 85011999872     PISSN: 15306984     EISSN: 15306992     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.6b04347     Document Type: Article

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