PMID- 29442936 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE DCOM- 20180327 LR - 20180327 IS - 1533-4880 (Print) IS - 1533-4880 (Linking) VI - 18 IP - 4 DP - 2018 Apr 1 TI - Facile Synthesis and Lithium Storage Properties of Zn(1-x)Co(x)CO(3) Microspheres. PG - 2629-2636 LID - 10.1166/jnn.2018.14538 [doi] AB - Zn1-xCoxCO3 (ZCCO) microspheres were synthesized by a modified solvothermal method (ball milling-solvothermal combination method) using ZnCl2, CoCl2, and NH4HCO3 as raw materials. All samples were characterized by X-ray diffractometer (XRD), Fourier transform infrared spectra (FT-IR), and Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) technique. The results showed the introduction of Co and molar ratio of Zn and Co play crucial roles in the morphology and electrochemical performance of the ZCCO. As anode materials for lithium ion battery (LIB), all ZCCO electrodes possess high specific capacities and good cycle performance. The as-obtained Zn0.5Co0.5CO3 electrode exhibits higher discharge capacity (1526 mAh/g) and better rate properties with the reversible capacity of 976 mAh/g after 100 cycles when the molar ratio of Zn/Co is 1:1. Moreover, the present work provides a new and simple approach to the fabrication of novel anode materials (transition metal carbonates) for LIB applications. FAU - Lu, Lin AU - Lu L AD - Hubei Collaborative Innovation Center for Advanced Organic Chemical Materials, Ministry-of-Education Key Laboratory for the Synthesis and Applications of Organic Functional Molecules, Hubei University, Wuhan 430062, China. FAU - Yang, Shurui AU - Yang S AD - Hubei Collaborative Innovation Center for Advanced Organic Chemical Materials, Ministry-of-Education Key Laboratory for the Synthesis and Applications of Organic Functional Molecules, Hubei University, Wuhan 430062, China. FAU - Min, Feixia AU - Min F AD - Hubei Collaborative Innovation Center for Advanced Organic Chemical Materials, Ministry-of-Education Key Laboratory for the Synthesis and Applications of Organic Functional Molecules, Hubei University, Wuhan 430062, China. FAU - Wang, Shiquan AU - Wang S AD - Hubei Collaborative Innovation Center for Advanced Organic Chemical Materials, Ministry-of-Education Key Laboratory for the Synthesis and Applications of Organic Functional Molecules, Hubei University, Wuhan 430062, China. FAU - Teng, Fei AU - Teng F AD - Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Environment Monitoring and Pollution Control (AEMPC), School of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology, Nanjing 210044, China. FAU - Li, Guohua AU - Li G AD - School of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310032, China. FAU - Feng, Chuanqi AU - Feng C AD - Hubei Collaborative Innovation Center for Advanced Organic Chemical Materials, Ministry-of-Education Key Laboratory for the Synthesis and Applications of Organic Functional Molecules, Hubei University, Wuhan 430062, China. FAU - Ai, Zhaoquan AU - Ai Z AD - Hubei Collaborative Innovation Center for Advanced Organic Chemical Materials, Ministry-of-Education Key Laboratory for the Synthesis and Applications of Organic Functional Molecules, Hubei University, Wuhan 430062, China. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PL - United States TA - J Nanosci Nanotechnol JT - Journal of nanoscience and nanotechnology JID - 101088195 EDAT- 2018/02/15 06:00 MHDA- 2018/02/15 06:01 CRDT- 2018/02/15 06:00 PHST- 2018/02/15 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2018/02/15 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2018/02/15 06:01 [medline] AID - 10.1166/jnn.2018.14538 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Nanosci Nanotechnol. 2018 Apr 1;18(4):2629-2636. doi: 10.1166/jnn.2018.14538.