The invention disclose a cobaltous
oxide / carbon composite hollow
nanostructure material of
dodecahedron structure and application of the cobaltous
oxide / carbon composite hollow
nanostructure material in negative electrodes of
lithium batteries, and belongs to the technical field of preparation of negative
electrode materials for
lithium batteries. The method comprises the following specific steps: (1) preparing and purifying an organic frame compound ZIF-67 containing
cobalt metal; (2) reacting a
dopamine monomer with the organic frame compound ZIF-67 containing
cobalt metal to generate a
cobalt ion coordinated hollow
polymer nanostructure; and (3) under the condition of
nitrogen production, carbonizing the hollow
polymer nanostructure at the temperature of 500 to 600 DEG C to obtain the hollow nanostructure material. The dimensions of the hollow nanostructure material can be adjusted according to the dimensions of the template
metal organic frame compound ZIF-67 nanostructure; in the performance testing process of
lithium ion batteries, the hollow nanostructure material, as a negative
electrode active material, has preferable cycle performance, rate capacity and stability. Therefore, the cobaltous
oxide / carbon composite hollow nanostructure material, as the negative
electrode active material, can be of preferable application values and prospects in the field of lithium
ion batteries.