PMID- 28256819 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE DCOM- 20180730 LR - 20180730 IS - 1944-8252 (Electronic) IS - 1944-8244 (Linking) VI - 9 IP - 11 DP - 2017 Mar 22 TI - Graphene-Embedded Co(3)O(4) Rose-Spheres for Enhanced Performance in Lithium Ion Batteries. PG - 9662-9668 LID - 10.1021/acsami.6b16396 [doi] AB - Co(3)O(4) has been widely studied as a promising candidate as an anode material for lithium ion batteries. However, the huge volume change and structural strain associated with the Li(+) insertion and extraction process leads to the pulverization and deterioration of the electrode, resulting in a poor performance in lithium ion batteries. In this paper, Co(3)O(4) rose-spheres obtained via hydrothermal technique are successfully embedded in graphene through an electrostatic self-assembly process. Graphene-embedded Co(3)O(4) rose-spheres (G-Co(3)O(4)) show a high reversible capacity, a good cyclic performance, and an excellent rate capability, e.g., a stable capacity of 1110.8 mAh g(-1) at 90 mA g(-1) (0.1 C), and a reversible capacity of 462.3 mAh g(-1) at 1800 mA g(-1) (2 C), benefitted from the novel architecture of graphene-embedded Co(3)O(4) rose-spheres. This work has demonstrated a feasible strategy to improve the performance of Co(3)O(4) for lithium-ion battery application. FAU - Jing, Mingjun AU - Jing M AD - School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan Institute of Science and Technology , Yueyang 414006, China. FAU - Zhou, Minjie AU - Zhou M AD - School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan Institute of Science and Technology , Yueyang 414006, China. AD - Department of Chemistry, University of Missouri-Kansas City , Kansas City, Missouri 64110, United States. FAU - Li, Gangyong AU - Li G AD - School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan Institute of Science and Technology , Yueyang 414006, China. FAU - Chen, Zhengu AU - Chen Z AD - School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan Institute of Science and Technology , Yueyang 414006, China. FAU - Xu, Wenyuan AU - Xu W AD - School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan Institute of Science and Technology , Yueyang 414006, China. FAU - Chen, Xiaobo AU - Chen X AD - Department of Chemistry, University of Missouri-Kansas City , Kansas City, Missouri 64110, United States. FAU - Hou, Zhaohui AU - Hou Z AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-1621-8242 AD - School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan Institute of Science and Technology , Yueyang 414006, China. AD - Department of Chemistry, University of Missouri-Kansas City , Kansas City, Missouri 64110, United States. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20170313 PL - United States TA - ACS Appl Mater Interfaces JT - ACS applied materials & interfaces JID - 101504991 OTO - NOTNLM OT - Co3O4 rose-spheres OT - electrostatic self-assembly OT - graphene OT - graphene-embedded Co3O4 rose-spheres OT - lithium ion batteries EDAT- 2017/03/04 06:00 MHDA- 2017/03/04 06:01 CRDT- 2017/03/04 06:00 PHST- 2017/03/04 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2017/03/04 06:01 [medline] PHST- 2017/03/04 06:00 [entrez] AID - 10.1021/acsami.6b16396 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - ACS Appl Mater Interfaces. 2017 Mar 22;9(11):9662-9668. doi: 10.1021/acsami.6b16396. Epub 2017 Mar 13.