Mesoporous carbon/Li4Ti5O12 nanoflakes composite anode material lithiated to 0.01 V

A composite anode material is fabricated from mesoporous carbon and synthesized Li4Ti5O12 nanoflakesfor application in lithium ion batteries. Li4Ti5O12 is used as a capacity contributing conductive additivebecause of the change in its electronic structure from insulating to metallic as it undergoes lithiation. Cyclic voltammetry, galvanostatic charge–discharge, and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy areused to analyze the electrochemical properties of the mesporous carbon/Li4Ti5O12 nanoflakes compositematerial, and synergistic results have been confirmed. The composite achieves high specific capacity andexcellent cyclability with a capacity stabilizing at 300 mA h g 1 after 100 cycles at a current density of 175mA g 1 and 200 mA h g 1 after 500 more cycles at a high current density of 500 mA g 1. This researchshows the applicability of using LTO as a conducting agent with significant capacity contribution as acomposite material with anode materials discharged to 0.01 V for high energy storage with fast charge–discharge capability. KCI Citation Count: 3