Two‐dimensional Fe2O3/TiO2 Composite Nanoplates with Improved Lithium Storage Properties as Anodic Materials for Lithium‐Ion Full Cells

Abstract The rapid capacity decay is one of the challenges for the anodes of metal oxides‐based lithium‐ion batteries (LIBs). Herein, we report a characteristic nanoplate‐structured metal oxide anode consisting of hexagonal Fe 2 O 3 and TiO 2 (denoted as Fe 2 O 3 /TiO 2 ) via a facile hydrothermal strategy. Owing to two‐dimensional (2D) structured and stable TiO 2 modifier, Fe 2 O 3 /TiO 2 composite demonstrates significantly improved electrochemical LIBs performances. The Fe 2 O 3 /TiO 2 composite material buffers the volume expansion of Fe 2 O 3 and improves the rate capability and cycling performances. Upon 1000 long‐term cycles, the anode electrode delivers high discharge capacity of 1056 mAh g −1 at 0.5 A g −1 . The full cell that is composed of Fe 2 O 3 /TiO 2 as the anode and commercial LiFePO 4 as the cathode delivers superior rate capacity (84 mAh g −1 at 2 A g −1 ) and stable cycle capacity (132 mAh g −1 at 0.1 A g −1 after 150 cycles). This 2D composite nanostructure offers an approach to improve the metal oxide‐based anodes of LIBs.