A potential pyrrhotite (Fe7S8) anode material for lithium storage

作者:Zhang Kailong; Zhang Tingwei; Liang Jianwen; Zhu Yongchun; Lin Ning; Qian Yitai*
来源:RSC Advances, 2015, 5(19): 14828-14831.
DOI:10.1039/c4ra14819c

摘要

Fe7S8@C nanospheres were prepared by a simple solid-solid reaction and showed a high specific capacity and an excellent high rate performance as the anode material in lithium ion batteries. The core-shell Fe7S8@C composites delivered a very high reversible capacity of 695 mA h g(-1) at 0.1 A g(-1) after 50 cycles between 0.01 and 3.00 V. The Fe7S8@C composites also showed a discharge plateau at 1.5 V, cycling between 1.20 and 2.50 V, and exhibited a specific capacity of 397 mA h g(-1) at 0.1 A g(-1) over 200 cycles, which is higher than the theoretical capacity of Li4Ti5O12 (about 175 mA h g(-1)).