Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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182045 | Electrochemistry Communications | 2008 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
To enhance the high-rate capability (up to 120 C, 20 A/g) of nanoparticulate TiO2 (anatase) formed by thermal treatment of protonated TiO2 nanotubes, we used two types of additives: RuO2 as an electron-conductive material [Y.-G. Guo, Y.-S. Hu, W. Sigle, J. Maier, Adv. Mater. 19 (2007) 2087] and silica as a suppressant of particle growth during heat treatment. We show systematically that both additives, when used separately, improve the high-rate performance of anatase by 25–55 mA h/g at 60 C. The combined use of both additives in a total amount of merely 2.5 wt.% leads to an improvement of more than 70 mA h/g at 60 C. The underlying mechanisms for these significant effects are briefly discussed.
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Authors
B. Erjavec, R. Dominko, P. Umek, S. Sturm, S. Pejovnik, M. Gaberscek, J. Jamnik,