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Probing Lithium Storage Mechanism of MoO<sub>2</sub> Nanoflowers with Rich Oxygen-Vacancy Grown on Graphene Sheets
The
search for new electrode materials is of paramount importance
for the practical apply of lithium-ion batteries (LIBs). Herein, flower-like
MoO<sub>2</sub> microislands consist of MoO<sub>2</sub> nanorods grown
on both sides of graphene sheets were synthesized via a solvo-thermal
method, followed by a simple thermal treatment in argon. Our EXAFS
and ESR data suggest there oxygen-vacancies in MoO<sub>2</sub> of
the FMMGS hybrids. Besides, by tunning the ratio of glucose and CTAB,
samples with different oxygen-vacancies content were synthesized.
When used as anode materials for lithium-ion batteries, the oxygen-vacancy-rich
FMMGS hybrids exhibited obviously higher capacity, rate capability
than any nonvacancy samples. Importantly, synchrotron-radiation-based
X-ray absorption near-edge structure (XANES), extended X-ray absorption
fine-structure (EXAFS) and ex situ X-ray diffraction (ex situ XRD)
were employed to elucidate the Li-ion insertion and extraction processes
in the MoO<sub>2</sub> electrode. Our data clearly revealed that Li<sub>2</sub>MoO<sub>4</sub> was generated during the Li uptake/removal
process, which can be attributed to the existence of abundant oxygen
vacancies in MoO<sub>2</sub> microislands. This provides us a useful
insight for better understanding of dynamic cycling behavior in various
Mo-based electrodes