Facile synthesis of Fe2O3@graphite nanoparticle composite as the anode for Lithium ion batteries with high cyclic stability

Novel thin layer graphite encapsulated α-Fe2O3 nanoparticles were fabricated via a facile molecular self-assembly approach. This α-Fe2O3@graphite composite, used as anode in LIBs, exhibited a stable specific capacity of 518.5 mAhg−1 at the current density of 1000 mAg−1 with 88.2% of retention up to 1000 cycles and delivered a reversible capacity of 374 mAhg−1 even at 5C rate. The high cyclic stability and superior rate performance may be...