3D hierarchically patterned tubular NiSe with nano-/microstructures for Li ion battery design.

Tubular nickel selenide (NiSe) crystals with hierarchical structures were successfully fabricated using a one-step solvothermal method in moderate conditions, in which ethylenediamine and ethylene glycol were used as the mixed solvent. The growth of hierarchical NiSe microtubes from NiSe microflakes was achieved without surfactants or other chemical additives by changing the reaction time. When the as-synthesized NiSe microtubes were employed as cathode materials for lithium-ion batteries, the initial discharge capacity of hierarchical NiSe microtubes reached 410.7 mAh g(-1).