Ultrathin and highly-ordered 2D CoO nanosheet arrays exhibit superior electrochemical performance as an attractive anode material for LIBs.
Ultrathin and highly-ordered 2D CoO nanosheet arrays (NSAs) composed of nanocrystals were fabricated via a facile galvanostatic electrodeposition technique. The as-prepared CoO NSAs exhibit excellent cyclability (retain 1000 mA h g −1 after 100 cycles at 1 A g −1) and rate capability (520 mA h g −1 at 10 A g −1) when they are directly used as an anode for LIBs.