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Morales HM, Vieyra H, Sanchez DA, Fletes EM, Odlyzko M, Lodge TP, Padilla-Gainza V, Alcoutlabi M, Parsons JG. Synthesis and Characterization of Titanium Nitride-Carbon Composites and Their Use in Lithium-Ion Batteries. NANOMATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2024; 14:624. [PMID: 38607158 PMCID: PMC11013921 DOI: 10.3390/nano14070624] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2024] [Revised: 03/25/2024] [Accepted: 03/31/2024] [Indexed: 04/13/2024]
Abstract
This work focuses on the synthesis of titanium nitride-carbon (TiN-carbon) composites by the thermal decomposition of a titanyl phthalocyanine (TiN(TD)) precursor into TiN. The synthesis of TiN was also performed using the sol-gel method (TiN(SG)) of an alkoxide/urea. The structure and morphology of the TiN-carbon and its precursors were characterized by XRD, FTIR, SEM, TEM, EDS, and XPS. The FTIR results confirmed the presence of the titanium phthalocyanine (TiOPC) complex, while the XRD data corroborated the decomposition of TiOPC into TiN. The resultant TiN exhibited a cubic structure with the FM3-M lattice, aligning with the crystal system of the synthesized TiN via the alkoxide route. The XPS results indicated that the particles synthesized from the thermal decomposition of TiOPC resulted in the formation of TiN-carbon composites. The TiN particles were present as clusters of small spherical particles within the carbon matrix, displaying a porous sponge-like morphology. The proposed thermal decomposition method resulted in the formation of metal nitride composites with high carbon content, which were used as anodes for Li-ion half cells. The TiN-carbon composite anode showed a good specific capacity after 100 cycles at a current density of 100 mAg-1.
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- Helia Magali Morales
- School of Integrative Biological and Chemical Sciences, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, 1 West University Blvd., Brownsville, TX 78521, USA;
- School of Engineering and Sciences, Tecnologico de Monterrey, Av. E. Garza Sada 2501, Monterrey 64849, NL, Mexico;
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- School of Engineering and Sciences, Tecnologico de Monterrey, Av. E. Garza Sada 2501, Monterrey 64849, NL, Mexico;
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, 1201 West University Dr., Edinburg, TX 78539, USA; (D.A.S.); (E.M.F.); (M.A.)
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, 1201 West University Dr., Edinburg, TX 78539, USA; (D.A.S.); (E.M.F.); (M.A.)
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- Characterization Facility, College of Science and Engineering, 55 Shepherd Laboratories, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA;
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA;
- Department of Chemistry, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, 1201 West University Dr., Edinburg, TX 78539, USA; (D.A.S.); (E.M.F.); (M.A.)
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, 1201 West University Dr., Edinburg, TX 78539, USA; (D.A.S.); (E.M.F.); (M.A.)
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- School of Earth Environmental and Marine Sciences, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, 1 West University Blvd., Brownsville, TX 78521, USA
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Zhu S, Liu J, Sun J. Precise growth of Al2O3/SnO2/CNTs composites by a two-step atomic layer deposition and their application as an improved anode for lithium ion batteries. Electrochim Acta 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2019.07.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Nam H, Bae C, Shin H. Binder-Free Nanotubular Hetero-Structured Anodes of α-Fe2
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(Hematite) and TiN for Li-Ion Battery. ChemistrySelect 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/slct.201801892] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Hochul Nam
- Department of Energy Science; Sungkyunkwan University; Suwon 440-746 South Korea
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- Department of Energy Science; Sungkyunkwan University; Suwon 440-746 South Korea
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- Department of Energy Science; Sungkyunkwan University; Suwon 440-746 South Korea
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Tian Q, Li L, Yang L, Chen J, Hirano SI. A robust strategy for stabilizing SnO2: TiO2-supported and carbon-immobilized TiO2/SnO2/C composite towards improved lithium storage. Electrochim Acta 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2017.10.144] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Ye X, Zhang W, Liu Q, Wang S, Yang Y, Wei H. One-step synthesis of Ni-doped SnO2 nanospheres with enhanced lithium ion storage performance. NEW J CHEM 2015. [DOI: 10.1039/c4nj00989d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Ni-doped SnO2 nanospheres were prepared and exhibited excellent cycle performance and capacity retention.
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- Xiaomin Ye
- Key Laboratory for Special Functional Aggregate Materials of Education Ministry
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Shandong University
- Jinan 250100
- P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory for Special Functional Aggregate Materials of Education Ministry
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Shandong University
- Jinan 250100
- P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory for Special Functional Aggregate Materials of Education Ministry
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Shandong University
- Jinan 250100
- P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory for Special Functional Aggregate Materials of Education Ministry
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Shandong University
- Jinan 250100
- P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory for Special Functional Aggregate Materials of Education Ministry
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Shandong University
- Jinan 250100
- P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory for Special Functional Aggregate Materials of Education Ministry
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Shandong University
- Jinan 250100
- P. R. China
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Um JH, Yu SH, Cho YH, Sung YE. SnO2 nanotube arrays embedded in a carbon layer for high-performance lithium-ion battery applications. NEW J CHEM 2015. [DOI: 10.1039/c4nj01958j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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SnO2 nanotube arrays embedded in a carbon layer were fabricated via a simple sol–gel method, which has shown good battery performance.
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- Ji Hyun Um
- School of Chemical & Biological Engineering
- Seoul National University
- Seoul 151-742
- Republic of Korea
- Center for Nanoparticle Research
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- School of Chemical & Biological Engineering
- Seoul National University
- Seoul 151-742
- Republic of Korea
- Center for Nanoparticle Research
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- Department of Chemical Engineering
- Kangwon National University
- Samcheok 245-711
- Republic of Korea
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- School of Chemical & Biological Engineering
- Seoul National University
- Seoul 151-742
- Republic of Korea
- Center for Nanoparticle Research
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Guan C, Li X, Yu H, Mao L, Wong LH, Yan Q, Wang J. A novel hollowed CoO-in-CoSnO₃ nanostructure with enhanced lithium storage capabilities. NANOSCALE 2014; 6:13824-30. [PMID: 25298077 DOI: 10.1039/c4nr04505j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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The search for well-defined porous/hollowed metal oxide nanocomposites for high performance energy storage is promising. Herein, atomic layer deposition (ALD) has been utilized for the construction of a novel hollowed wire-in-tube nanostructure of CoO-in-CoSnO3, for which Co2(OH)2CO3 nanowires are first obtained by a hydrothermal method and then deposited with ALD SnO2. After a proper thermal treatment, a CoO wire-void-CoSnO3 tube was formed with the decomposition of Co2(OH)2CO3 and its simultaneous reaction with the outer SnO2 layer. In this unique wire-in-tube structure, both CoO and CoSnO3 are promising materials for lithium ion battery anodes with high theoretical capacities, and the porous + hollow feature is essential for better electrode/electrolyte contact, shorter ion diffusion path and better structure stability. After a further facile carbon coating, the hollowed wire-in-tube structure delivered an improved capacity of 1162.1 mA h g(-1), which is much higher than that of the bare CoO nanowire. Enhanced rate capability and cycling stability have also been demonstrated with the structure, showing its promising application for the anode material of lithium ion battery. The work also demonstrated an effective way of using ALD SnO2 for electrochemical energy storage that ALD SnO2 plays a key role in the structure formation and also serves as both active material and surface coating.
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- Cao Guan
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National University of Singapore, 117574 Singapore, Singapore.
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Guan C, Wang X, Zhang Q, Fan Z, Zhang H, Fan HJ. Highly stable and reversible lithium storage in SnO2 nanowires surface coated with a uniform hollow shell by atomic layer deposition. NANO LETTERS 2014; 14:4852-4858. [PMID: 25057923 DOI: 10.1021/nl502192p] [Citation(s) in RCA: 80] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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SnO2 nanowires directly grown on flexible substrates can be a good electrode for a lithium ion battery. However, Sn-based (metal Sn or SnO2) anode materials always suffer from poor stability due to a large volume expansion during cycling. In this work, we utilize atomic layer deposition (ALD) to surface engineer SnO2 nanowires, resulting in a new type of hollowed SnO2-in-TiO2 wire-in-tube nanostructure. This structure has radically improved rate capability and cycling stability compared to both bare SnO2 nanowires and solid SnO2@TiO2 core-shell nanowire electrodes. Typically a relatively stable capacity of 393.3 mAh/g has been achieved after 1000 charge-discharge cycles at a current density of 400 mA/g, and 241.2 mAh/g at 3200 mA/g. It is believed that the uniform hollow TiO2 shell provides stable surface protection and the appropriate-sized gap effectively accommodates the expansion of the interior SnO2 nanowire. This ALD-enabled method should be general to many other battery anode and cathode materials, providing a new and highly reproducible and controllable technique for improving battery performance.
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- Cao Guan
- School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Nanyang Technological University , Singapore 637371, Singapore
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Li J, Wu P, Ye Y, Wang H, Zhou Y, Tang Y, Lu T. Designed synthesis of SnO2@C yolk–shell spheres for high-performance lithium storage. CrystEngComm 2014. [DOI: 10.1039/c3ce41571f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Zhao Y, Sun J, Chen X, Zhu H, Yang W. Synthesis and high-rate performance of spinel Li4Ti5O12 with core–shell hierarchical macro–mesoporous structure. NEW J CHEM 2014. [DOI: 10.1039/c3nj01305g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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