DNA-directed growth of FePO4 nanostructures on carbon nanotubes to achieve nearly 100% theoretical capacity for lithium-ion batteries

• Main Authors: Guo, Chun Xian, Shen, Yiqiang, Dong, Zhili, Chen, Xiaodong, Lou, David Xiong Wen, Li, Chang Ming
• Other Authors: School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2013
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/98064; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/13283
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Through the PO4 3 groups regularly arranged on its sugar-phosphate backbone, DNA is used to direct the growth of a network structure of ultrasmall FePO4 nanoparticles on double-wall carbon nanotubes. The resulting structure has achieved nearly 100% theoretical storage capacity for the FePO4 ac...