ZnO Nanocrystals as Anode Electrodes for Lithium-Ion Batteries

Table 2

Electrochemical performance comparison of ZnO-based anodes for lithium-ion batteries.

The structure of the material	Specific discharge capacity (mAh g^−1)	Cycle number	Current density	References
ZnO radial hollow microparticles	320	100	200 mA g^−1	[28]
ZnO nanowires	252	30	120 mA g^−1	[29]
ZnO flower-like microaggregates	179	200	1 C	[30]
ZnO dandelion-like nanorod arrays	310	40	250 mA g^−1	[27]
ZnO flower-like arrays	238	50	0.5 C	[31]
ZnO microrod arrays	150	50	500 mA g^−1	[16]
ZnO nanowire arrays	200	40	120 mA g^−1	[32]
ZnO flower-like microparticles	200	50	120 mA g^−1	[33]
ZnO nanoplates	368	100	0.1 C	[34]
ZnO mesoporous nanosheets	420	50	100 mA g^−1	[17]
Flower-like ZnO nanospheres	381	30	0.5 C	[35]
Ultralong mesoporous ZnO nanowires	432	10	0.1 C	[36]
ZnO nanocrystals	500	100	200 mA g^−1	This work
	428		400 mA g^−1