An ultrasound-assisted approach to synthesize Mn₃O₄/RGO hybrids with high capability for lithium ion batteries

Dalton Trans. 2014 Nov 7;43(41):15317-20. doi: 10.1039/c4dt01695e.

Abstract

A facile, low-cost and green ultrasound-assisted method was developed to ultra-fast synthesize Mn3O4 nanosheets supported on reduced graphene oxide (RGO). Such hybrid materials exhibited ultrahigh performance as lithium ion battery (LIB) anodes, whose specific capacity reached more than 1400 mA h g(-1) after 40 cycles at a current density of 100 mA g(-1) (based on the mass of Mn3O4). The remarkably enhanced LIB performance could be attributed to their layer-by-layer aggregation structures.