Electrophoretically deposited α-Fe2O3 and TiO2 composite anchored on rGO with excellent cycle performance as anode for lithium ion batteries

Abstract Two nanostructured oxides, α-Fe2O3 and TiO2 with a particle diameters 50 nm and 21 nm, were mixed with graphene oxide (GO). Composite thin films on a stainless steel substrate were obtained by electrophoretic deposition (EPD) procedure from water suspensions: α-Fe2O3/GO, TiO2/GO and α-Fe2O3/TiO2/GO. Subsequently reduction of as-prepared thin films was performed. Thicknesses of acquired films were evaluated in the range of 2–6 μm. Structure and morphology were investigated as well as electrochemical properties of all samples were studied. The results revealed that α-Fe2O3/TiO2/rGO (in this article denoted as FTGO) exhibited the specific discharge capacity of 790 mAh·g−1 after 150 cy…