Axial compressive α-Fe2O3 microdisks prepared from CSS template for potential anode materials of lithium ion batteries

A facile hydrothermal method for the synthesis of axial compressive α-Fe2O3 microdisks has been demonstrated. The axial compressive property of α-Fe2O3 microdisks endows that they could alleviate the pulverization and structural destruction of electrodes during the lithium ion insertion and extraction process. The synthesized α-Fe2O3 microdisks exhibit good cyclic stability and rate performance when they were used as anode materials of lithium ion batteries.