One-Pot Hydrothermal Synthesis of FeMoO₄Nanocubes as an Anode Material for Lithium-Ion Batteries with Excellent Electrochemical Performance

Abstract

Metal molybdates nanostructures hold great promise as high-performance electrode materials for next-generation lithium-ion batteries. In this work, the facial design and synthesis of monodisperse FeMoO4 nanocubes with the edge lengths of about 100 nm have been successfully prepared and present as a novel anode material for highly efficient and reversible lithium storage. Well-defined single-crystalline FeMoO4 with high uniformity are first obtained as nanosheets and then self-aggregated into nanocubes. The morphology of the product is largely controlled by the experimental parameters, such as the reaction temperature and time, the ratio of reactant, the solution viscosity, etc. The molybdate nanostructure would effectively promote the insertion of lithium ions and withstand volume variation upon prolonged charge/discharge cycling. As a result, the FeMoO4 nanocubes exhibit high reversible capacities of 926 mAh g(-1) after 80 cycles at a current density of 100 mA g(-1) and remarkable rate performance, which indicate that the FeMoO4 nanocubes are promising materials for high-power lithium-ion battery applications.