Synthesis of spherical tremella-like Sb₂O₃ structures derived from metal-organic framworks and its lithium storage properties

Abstract

A novel spherical tremella-like Sb₂O₃ was prepared by using metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) method under a mild liquid-phase reaction condition, and was further employed as an anode material for lithium-ion batteries (LIBs). The effect of reaction temperature and time on morphologies of Sb₂O₃ was studied. The results from SEM and TEM demonstrate that the tremella-like Sb₂O₃ architecture are composed of numerous nanosheets with high specific surface area. When the tremella-like Sb₂O₃ was used as LIBs anode, the discharge and charge capacities can achieve 724 and 446 mA.h/g in the first cycle, respectively. Moreover, the electrode retains an impressive high capacity of 275 mA-h/g even after 50 cycles at 20 mA/g, indicating that the material is extremely promising for application in LIBs.

Keywords

antimony trioxide / spherical tremella-like structure / metal organic frameworks / anode material / lithium-ion batteries

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