Nanoparticulate Iron Oxide Tubes from Microporous Organic Nanotubes as Stable Anode Materials for Lithium Ion Batteries

Abstract

Tubes from tubes: Microporous organic nanotubes were prepared by Sonogashira coupling between tetrakis(4-ethynylphenyl)methane and N,N′-di(4-iodophenyl)-4,4′-bipyridinium dichloride. These nanotubes were used as a template for secondary inorganic materials, namely Fe2O3 nanotubes with a high discharge capacity and excellent stability. Detailed facts of importance to specialist readers are published as ”Supporting Information”. Such documents are peer-reviewed, but not copy-edited or typeset. They are made available as submitted by the authors. Please note: The publisher is not responsible for the content or functionality of any supporting information supplied by the authors. Any queries (other than missing content) should be directed to the corresponding author for the article.