Synthesis of TiN@C Nanocomposites for Enhanced Electrochemical Properties

Danni Lei^{1, 2}, Ting Yang^{1, 2}, Baihua Qu^{1, 2}, Jianmin Ma^{1, 2,} , Qiuhong Li^{1, 2}, Libao Chen^{1, 2} and Taihong Wang^{1, 2,}

¹Key Laboratory for Micro-Nano Optoelectronic Devices of Ministry of Education, Hunan University, Changsha, China

²State Key Laboratory for Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, Hunan University, Changsha, China

Cite this paper:
Danni Lei, Ting Yang, Baihua Qu, Jianmin Ma, Qiuhong Li, Libao Chen and Taihong Wang. Synthesis of TiN@C Nanocomposites for Enhanced Electrochemical Properties. Sustainable Energy. 2014; 2(1):1-4. doi: 10.12691/rse-2-1-1

Abstract

TiN@C nanocomposites have been successfully synthesized by an annealing method using oleic acid as the carbon source. The as-prepared TiN@C nanocomposites were characterized by XRD, EDX, TEM techniques. When studied as anode materials for lithium-ion batteries, such unique structures endow composite electrodes with the long cycling ability and a high discharge capacity due to the existence of the carbon layer.

Keywords:
TiN@C nanocomposites electrochemical properties synthesis lithium-ion batteries

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