%0 Journal Article
%A Schmitz, Alexa
%A Schütte, Kai
%A Ilievski, Vesko
%A Barthel, Juri
%A Burk, Laura
%A Mülhaupt, Rolf
%A Yue, Junpei
%A Smarsly, Bernd
%A Janiak, Christoph
%T Synthesis of metal-fluoride nanoparticles supported on thermally reduced graphite oxide
%J Beilstein journal of nanotechnology
%V 8
%@ 2190-4286
%C Frankfurt, M.
%I Beilstein-Institut zur Förderung der Chemischen Wissenschaften
%M FZJ-2017-07744
%P 2474 - 2483
%D 2017
%X Metal-fluoride nanoparticles, (MFx-NPs) with M = Fe, Co, Pr, Eu, supported on different types of thermally reduced graphite oxide (TRGO) were obtained by microwave-assisted thermal decomposition of transition-metal amidinates, (M{MeC[N(iPr)]2}n) or [M(AMD)n] with M = Fe(II), Co(II), Pr(III), and tris(2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-3,5-heptanedionato)europium, Eu(dpm)3, in the presence of TRGO in the ionic liquid (IL) 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium tetrafluoroborate ([BMIm][BF4]). The crystalline phases of the metal fluorides synthesized in [BMIm][BF4] were identified by powder X-ray diffraction (PXRD) to be MF2 for M = Fe, Co and MF3 for M = Eu, Pr. The diameters and size distributions of MFx@TRGO were from (6 ± 2) to (102 ± 41) nm. Energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) were used for further characterization of the MFx-NPs. Electrochemical investigations of the FeF2-NPs@TRGO as cathode material for lithium-ion batteries were evaluated by galvanostatic charge/discharge profiles. The results indicate that the FeF2-NPs@TRGO as cathode material can present a specific capacity of 500 mAh/g at a current density of 50 mA/g, including a significant interfacial charge storage contribution. The obtained nanomaterials show a good rate capacity as well (220 mAh/g and 130 mAh/g) at a current density of 200 and 500 mA/g, respectively.
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%9 Journal Article
%U <Go to ISI:>//WOS:000416166400002
%R 10.3762/bjnano.8.247
%U https://juser.fz-juelich.de/record/840189