Facile Synthesis of Porous Mn2O3 Nanoplates and Their Electrochemical Behavior as Anode Materials for Lithium Ion Batteries

Porous Mn2O3 nanoplates were prepared by a facile polyol solution method combined with a simple post‐annealing process. The porous Mn2O3 nanoplates were characterized by XRD, field‐emission SEM, high‐resolution TEM, and N2 adsorption/desorption isotherm measurements. The formation process for the Mn2O3 nanoplates was proposed as a morphology‐conserved transformation strategy. These porous nanoplates exhibited improved electrochemical performance with excellent cycling stability and good rate capability when applied as anode materials in lithium ion batteries. Go nano! Porous Mn2O3 nanoplates were prepared by a facile polyol solution method combined with a simple post‐annealing process. These porous nanoplates exhibited improved electrochemical performance with excellent cycling stability and good rate capability when used as anode materials for lithium ion batteries (see figure).