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Heteroepitaxial growth of ZnO nanosheet bands on ZnCo2O4 submicron rods toward high-performance Li ion battery electrodes

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We report the direct synthesis of ZnCo2O4 and ZnO/ZnCo2O4 submicron rod arrays grown on Ni foil current collectors via an ammonia-evaporation-induced method by controlling the ratio of Zn to Co. These three-dimensional (3D) hierarchical self-supported nanostructures are composed of one-dimensional (1D) ZnCo2O4 rods and two-dimensional (2D) ZnO nanosheet bands perpendicular to the axis of the each ZnCo2O4 rod. We carefully deal with the heteroepitaxial growth mechanisms of hexagonal ZnO nanosheets from a crystallographic point of view. Furthermore, we demonstrate the ability of these high-surface-area ZnO/ZnCo2O4 heterostructured rods to enable improved electrolyte permeability and Li ion transfer, thereby enhancing their Li storage capability (∼900 mA·h·g−1 at a rate of 45 mA·h·g−1) for Li ion battery electrodes.

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  1. Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Seoul National University, Seoul, 151-744, Korea

    Chan Woo Lee, Sangbaek Park, Kyoungsuk Jin & Kug Sun Hong

  2. WCU Hybrid Materials Program, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Seoul National University, Seoul, 151-744, Korea

    Chan Woo Lee, Kyoungsuk Jin & Kug Sun Hong

  3. Department of Material Science and Engineering, Ajou University, Suwon, 443-749, Korea

    Seung-Deok Seo & Dong-Wan Kim

  4. Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, 245 Sheridan Road, Evanston, IL, 60208, USA

    Dong Wook Kim

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Lee, C.W., Seo, SD., Kim, D.W. et al. Heteroepitaxial growth of ZnO nanosheet bands on ZnCo2O4 submicron rods toward high-performance Li ion battery electrodes. Nano Res. 6, 348–355 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12274-013-0311-0

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