Bridging 1D Inorganic and Organic Synthesis to Fabricate Ultrathin Bismuth-Based Nanotubes with Controllable Size as Anode Materials for Secondary Li Batteries

TY - JOUR

T1 - Bridging 1D Inorganic and Organic Synthesis to Fabricate Ultrathin Bismuth-Based Nanotubes with Controllable Size as Anode Materials for Secondary Li Batteries

AU - Zong, Kai

AU - Chu, Tianzhi

AU - Liu, Dongqing

AU - Mehmood, Andleeb

AU - Fan, Tianju

AU - Raza, Waseem

AU - Hussain, Arshad

AU - Deng, Yonggui

AU - Liu, Wei

AU - Saad, Ali

AU - Zhao, Jie

AU - Li, Ying

AU - Aurbach, Doron

AU - Cai, Xingke

PY - 2022/9

Y1 - 2022/9

N2 - The growth of ultrathin 1D inorganic nanomaterials with controlled diameters remains challenging by current synthetic approaches. A polymer chain templated method is developed to synthesize ultrathin Bi 2O 2CO 3 nanotubes. This formation of nanotubes is a consequence of registry between the electrostatic absorption of functional groups on polymer template and the growth habit of Bi 2O 2CO 3. The bulk bismuth precursor is broken into nanoparticles and anchored onto the polymer chain periodically. These nanoparticles react with the functional groups and gradually evolve into Bi 2O 2CO 3 nanotubes along the chain. 5.0 and 3.0 nm tubes with narrow diameter deviation are synthesized by using branched polyethyleneimine and polyvinylpyrrolidone as the templates, respectively. Such Bi 2O 2CO 3 nanotubes show a decent lithium-ion storage capacity of around 600 mA h g −1 at 0.1 A g −1 after 500 cycles, higher than other reported bismuth oxide anode materials. More interestingly, the Bi materials developed herein still show decent capacity at very low temperatures, that is, around 330 mA h g −1 (−22 °C) and 170 mA h g −1 (−35 °C) after 75 cycles at 0.1 A g −1, demonstrating their promising potential for practical application in extreme conditions.

AB - The growth of ultrathin 1D inorganic nanomaterials with controlled diameters remains challenging by current synthetic approaches. A polymer chain templated method is developed to synthesize ultrathin Bi 2O 2CO 3 nanotubes. This formation of nanotubes is a consequence of registry between the electrostatic absorption of functional groups on polymer template and the growth habit of Bi 2O 2CO 3. The bulk bismuth precursor is broken into nanoparticles and anchored onto the polymer chain periodically. These nanoparticles react with the functional groups and gradually evolve into Bi 2O 2CO 3 nanotubes along the chain. 5.0 and 3.0 nm tubes with narrow diameter deviation are synthesized by using branched polyethyleneimine and polyvinylpyrrolidone as the templates, respectively. Such Bi 2O 2CO 3 nanotubes show a decent lithium-ion storage capacity of around 600 mA h g −1 at 0.1 A g −1 after 500 cycles, higher than other reported bismuth oxide anode materials. More interestingly, the Bi materials developed herein still show decent capacity at very low temperatures, that is, around 330 mA h g −1 (−22 °C) and 170 mA h g −1 (−35 °C) after 75 cycles at 0.1 A g −1, demonstrating their promising potential for practical application in extreme conditions.

KW - Bi O CO nanotubes

KW - Li-ion batteries

KW - anode materials

KW - low-temperature performance

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U2 - 10.1002/smll.202204236

DO - 10.1002/smll.202204236

M3 - Journal article

C2 - 35988142

SN - 1613-6810

VL - 18

JO - Small

JF - Small

IS - 39

M1 - 2204236

ER -