Main synthesis route for nanoscale lithium titanate

3 Main synthesis route for nanoscale lithium titanate 

A large scale production of one-dimensional Li4Ti50j2 nanowires (Fig. 11.22) is achievable by firing a mixture of Li acetate and Ti02 nanowires.  

S5mthesis of mesoporous Ti02 particles using ionic liquid (IL)-assisted sol-gel method was investigated by Yoo et and they obtained very good structural properties including high surface 

So there are many prospects for improvement by playing more on the morphology and nanostructuring via original synthesis conditions to become to a capacity close to that of graphite. 

Another synthesis route consists on a step requiring extreme conditions to solubilize Ti02-anatase in concentrated soda. The hydrothermal synthesis conditions allow to obtain a hydrogenated sodium titanate of formula Naj,H2 yTi 02 i-xH20. After an exchange of Na ions by protons and dehydration of the total material, Ti02-B is obtained in the form of nanotubes or nanowires. The difficulty of characterization of the product and the conditions required for the hydrothermal synthesis route can be a hindrance for the application. 

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