... www.elsevier.com/locate/electacta Electrochemical performance of ␣-Fe2O3 nanorods as anode material for lithium- ion cells Hao Liu, Guoxiu Wang∗, Jinsoo Park, Jiazhao Wang, Huakun Liu, Chao ZhangSchool of Mechanical, Materials ... cost startingmaterials (FeCl3and urea) to synthesize ␣-Fe2O3 nanorods asanode material forlithium ion batteries. The electrochemical performance of the ␣-Fe2O3 nanorods hasbeen significantly ... important to in the search for new anode materials withhigh capacity for lithium- ion batteries [4,19–23]. The mechanism of lithium ion intercalation/de-intercalation in Fe2O3materials canbe described...