Rutile TiO2 submicroboxes with superior lithium storage properties

• Main Authors: Wu, Hao Bin, Yu, Le, Ma, Fei-Xiang, Lou, David Xiong Wen, Yu, Xinyao
• Other Authors: School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2015
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Materials::Nanostructured materials
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/106775; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/25101; http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/anie.201411353
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Hollow structures of rutile TiO2, and especially with non-spherical shape, have rarely been reported. Herein, high-quality rutile TiO2 submicroboxes have been synthesized by a facile templating method using Fe2O3 submicrocubes as removable templates. Compared to other rutile TiO2 nanomaterials, the as-prepared rutile TiO2 submicroboxes manifest superior lithium storage properties in terms of high specific capacity, long-term cycling stability, and excellent rate capability.