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Synthesis, Self-assembly and Electrode Application of Mussel-inspired Alternating Copolymers

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We reported the first mussel-inspired alternating copolymer with a high amount of catechol groups (50% molar ratio) through a facile epoxy-amino click reaction between 9,9-bis(4-(2-glycidyloxyethyl)phenyl fluorene (BGEPF) and dopamine (DA). The obtained copolymers were used to prepare carbon/nitrogen-doped α-Fe2O3 nanoparticles through self-assembly, coordination and calcination, which displayed excellent electrochemical performance as anode materials for Li-ion batteries.

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The authors thank the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 91527304, 21474062, and 51773115), the Program for Basic Research of Shanghai Science and Technology Commission (No. 17JC1403400), and the Program of Shanghai Subject Chief (No. 15XD1502400) for financial support.

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    Ying-Lin Zhang, Chuan-Long Li, Tahir Rasheed, Ping Huang & Yong-Feng Zhou

  2. State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China

    Yong-Feng Zhou

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Zhang, YL., Li, CL., Rasheed, T. et al. Synthesis, Self-assembly and Electrode Application of Mussel-inspired Alternating Copolymers. Chin J Polym Sci 36, 897–904 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10118-018-2151-6

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