Unique synthesis of hollow Co3O4 nanoparticles embedded in thin Al2O3 nanosheets for enhanced lithium storage.

@article{Yang2015UniqueSO,
  title={Unique synthesis of hollow Co3O4 nanoparticles embedded in thin Al2O3 nanosheets for enhanced lithium storage.},
  author={Jiao Yang and Huajun Qiu and Liang Peng and Wenxiang Li and Yu Wang},
  journal={Nanoscale},
  year={2015},
  volume={7 38},
  pages={
          15983-9
        }
}
  • Jiao Yang, H. Qiu, +2 authors Yu Wang
  • Published 24 September 2015
  • Chemistry, Engineering, Materials Science
  • Nanoscale
The designed synthesis of advanced nanocomposite architecture is significant for its applications in energy storage, catalysis, sensing, etc. Herein, thin Al2O3 hexagonal nanosheets with encapsulated hollow Co3O4 nanoparticles (Co3O4-HNPs) are successfully synthesized by using Co6Al2CO3(OH)16·4H2O nanosheets as templates followed by a two-step annealing process. When used as an anode material in lithium ion batteries (LIBs), the homogeneous Co3O4-HNP/Al2O3 nanosheet composite exhibits an… 
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