Research Article

The Impacts of Graphene Nanosheets and Manganese Valency on Lithium Storage Characteristics in Graphene/Manganese Oxide Hybrid Anode

Table 2

Summary of GNS and three GNS-MnOx specimens including their prepared conditions, manganese component phases, GNS contents, and electrochemical performances.

SampleGNSGNS/MnOx-1GNS/MnOx-2GNS/MnOx-3

Synthesis infoAs-preparedAs-prepared400°C 12 h
in air
400°C 12 h
in 5% H2/Ar
GNS content100%44% 20%42%
MnOx phaseN/AMn3O4Mn3O4Mn3O4 + MnO (40 : 60)
1st capacity1248/8431430/850 1433/5781279/838
1st efficiency68%59%40%65%
2nd capacity810806494772
10th capacity790619233719
Capacity fading0.3%2.6%5.9%0.8%