Synthesis of ZnFe2O4 Nanospheres with Tunable Morphology for Lithium Storage †
Filipp S. Volkov, Mikhail A. Kamenskii, Elena G. Tolstopjatova, Lusine A. Voskanyan, Natalia P. Bobrysheva, Olga M. Osmolovskaya, Svetlana N. Eliseeva · 2023
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Description
Filipp Volkov and co-authors make tiny spheres of a zinc-iron oxide for battery electrodes, in a 2023 study. The material, ZnFe2O4, can store lithium and is eyed as an anode for rechargeable batteries. Its performance depends on the size and inner build of the particles, which the team aimed to control.
One simple heat method, fed by two different starting salts, gave two distinct products. Chloride salts yielded loose spheres of 100 to 200 nanometers, while nitrate salts gave denser, larger spheres built from tiny plates. The team credit the salts' different effects on growing particles. Tests of the nitrate version as a battery anode showed how the structure performs in practice.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Filipp S. Volkov, Mikhail A. Kamenskii, Elena G. Tolstopjatova, Lusine A. Voskanyan, Natalia P. Bobrysheva, Olga M. Osmolovskaya, Svetlana N. Eliseeva |
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| YEAR | 2023 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 16 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |