Synthesis of CuxS/Cu nanotubes and their lithium storage properties

• Main Authors: Cai, Ren, Chen, Jing, Zhu, Jixin, Xu, Chen, Zhang, Wenyu, Zhang, Cuimiao, Shi, Wenhui, Tan, Huiteng, Yang, Dan, Lim, Tuti Mariana, Hng, Huey Hoon, Yan, Qingyu
• Other Authors: School of Materials Science and Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2013
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/99105; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/17242
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Novel CuxS/Cu (1 < x <2) nanotubes were prepared by a facile wet chemical approach in polyethylene glycol (PEG). Here, Cu nanowires were presynthesized and then converted to nanotubes via a mass diffusion process. A thin PEG layer is physically adsorbed on the nanotube surface. The obtained Cu...