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Designed synthesis of ordered mesoporous graphene spheres from colloidal nanocrystals and their application as a platform for high-performance lithium-ion battery composite electrodes

Huijuan Yu1,2,§, Guannan Guo1,2,§, Li Ji2, Hanwen Li1, Dong Yang1( ), Jianhua Hu1, Angang Dong2( )
State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers and Department of Macromolecular ScienceFudan UniversityShanghai200433China
Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy MaterialsShanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials and Department of ChemistryFudan UniversityShanghai200433China

§These authors contributed equally to this work.

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Three-dimensional (3D) graphene has recently attracted enormous attention for electrochemical energy storage applications. However, current methods suffer from an inability to simultaneously control and engineer the porosity and morphology of the graphene frameworks. Here, we report the designed synthesis of ordered mesoporous graphene spheres (OMGSs) by transformation of self-assembled Fe3O4 nanocrystal superlattices. The resultant OMGSs have an ultrathin framework comprising few-layered graphene, with highly ordered and interconnected mesoporosity and a high surface area. These advantageous structural and textural features, in combination with the excellent electrical conductivity of the graphitic frameworks, render the OMGSs an ideal and general platform for creating hybrid materials that are well suited for use as composite electrodes in lithium-ion batteries (LIBs). As a proof-of-concept demonstration, SnO2 and GeO2 nanoparticles are incorporated into the OMGSs to afford SnO2@OMGSs and GeO2@OMGSs, respectively, both of which exhibit outstanding lithium storage properties when used as LIB anodes.

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nanocrystalsordered mesoporous graphene spheresnanocrystal superlatticesself-assemblylithium-ion battery

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Nano Research
Volume 9 Issue 12,
December 2016
Pages 3757-3771
DOI: 10.1007/s12274-016-1246-z
Cite this article:
Yu H, Guo G, Ji L, et al. Designed synthesis of ordered mesoporous graphene spheres from colloidal nanocrystals and their application as a platform for high-performance lithium-ion battery composite electrodes. Nano Research, 2016, 9(12): 3757-3771. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12274-016-1246-z

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Received: 30 June 2016
Revised: 01 August 2016
Accepted: 04 August 2016
Published: 13 September 2016
© Tsinghua University Press and Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2016
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