<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><xml><records><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="7.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Dwivedi, Pravin K.</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Nair, Aathira</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Mehare, Rupali S.</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Chaturvedi, Vikash</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Joshi, Kavita</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Shelke, V, Manjusha</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Experimental and theoretical investigations of the effect of heteroatom-doped carbon microsphere supports on the stability and storage capacity of nano-Co3O4 conversion anodes for application in lithium-ion batteries</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Nanoscale Advances</style></secondary-title></titles><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2020</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">JUL </style></date></pub-dates></dates><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2</style></volume><pages><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2914-2924</style></pages><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p&gt;Conversion-type anode materials have been intensely studied for application in Li-ion batteries (LIBs) due to their potentially higher capacities than current graphite-based anodes. This work reports the development of a high-capacity and stable anode from a nanocomposite of N and S co-doped carbon spheres (NSCSs) with Co3O4 (NSCS-Co3O4). A hydrothermal reaction of saccharose withl-cysteine was carried out, followed by its carbonization. CSs when used as supports for conversion-type materials provide efficient electron/ion transfer channels, enhancing the overall electrochemical performance of the electrodes. Additionally, the heteroatoms doped in a carbon matrix alter the electronic properties, often increasing the reactivity of the carbon surface, and they are reported to be effective for anchoring metal oxide nanoparticles. Consequently, the NSCS-Co3O4 nanocomposites developed in this work exhibit enhanced and stable reversible specific capacity over several cycles. Stable cycling behavior was observed at 1 A g(-1)with 1285 mA h g(-1) of specific capacity retained after 350 cycles along with more than 99% of coulombic efficiency. This material shows excellent rate capability with a specific capacity of 745 mA h g(-1) retained even at a high current density of 5 A g(-1). Detailed DFT-based calculations revealed the role of doped supports in controlling the volume expansion upon lithiation.&lt;/p&gt;
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