The influence of TiO_2 nanostructure properties on the performance of TiO_2-based anodes in lithium ion battery applications

Authors

XIANG LIU
QIAN SUN
FANGZHOU LIU
ALEKSANDRA B. DJURISIC
ALAN MAN CHING NG
MAOHAI XIE
TOM WOOD
JUAN ANTONIO ZAPIEN
CHANGZHONG LIAO
KAIMING SHIH

Abstract

We investigated the properties of 7 different titanium dioxide nanostructures with different crystal structures (3 anatase, 2 rutile, and 2 mixed anatase--rutile phase). Nanoparticle samples and mesoporous sphere samples were investigated. Even for the same crystal structure, significant variations in performance were observed for anatase titania samples, while 2 rutile samples exhibited similar performance inferior to anatase-based anodes. Mixed-phase samples also exhibited lower specific capacity compared to the best performing anatase samples, and in this case a significant difference in performance was observed between nanoparticles and mesoporous spheres.

DOI

10.3906/fiz-1405-1

Keywords

Lithium ion battery, titanium dioxide

First Page

442

Last Page

449

Recommended Citation

LIU, XIANG; SUN, QIAN; LIU, FANGZHOU; DJURISIC, ALEKSANDRA B.; NG, ALAN MAN CHING; XIE, MAOHAI; WOOD, TOM; ZAPIEN, JUAN ANTONIO; LIAO, CHANGZHONG; and SHIH, KAIMING (2014) "The influence of TiO_2 nanostructure properties on the performance of TiO_2-based anodes in lithium ion battery applications," Turkish Journal of Physics: Vol. 38: No. 3, Article 11. https://doi.org/10.3906/fiz-1405-1
Available at: https://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/physics/vol38/iss3/11