The invention discloses an iron
sesquioxide nanotube cathode material, which is prepared from an iron salt,
fumaric acid and deionized water. A preparation method comprises the following steps of first adding a trivalent iron salt and the
fumaric acid into the deionized water, and agitating an obtained
aqueous solution for 2 to 6 hours at a rotational speed of 600r / min to 1,000r / min; afterwards, transferring the mixed
aqueous solution into a high-pressure reaction kettle to keep the mixed
aqueous solution for 12 to 24 hours at 70 DEG C to 90 DEG C; naturally cooling the mixed aqueous solution to be at a
room temperature, then carrying out
centrifugal separation on a precipitate, which is generated in a low-temperature hydrothermal manner, at a rotational speed of 4,000r / min to 7,000r / min, and successively washing the precipitate for three times by using
ethanol and the deionized water; subsequently, carrying out
vacuum drying on the precipitate in a condition of 80 DEG C to 100 DEG C, so as to obtain an iron-based
metal organic framework
nanofiber; finally, placing the iron-based
metal organic framework
nanofiber in a
tube furnace, introducing an air
shielding gas into the
tube furnace according to an inlet gas volume of 0.2L / min to 0.8L / min, raising a temperature to 550 DEG C to 600 DEG C according to a temperature raising rate of 0.5 DEG C per minute to 2 DEG C per minute, carrying out heat preservation for 2 to 6 hours, and naturally cooling the precipitate to the
room temperature, so as to obtain an iron
sesquioxide nanotube material. The iron
sesquioxide nanotube material prepared by the invention is applied to a
lithium ion battery; the initial coulombic efficiency of a
lithium battery is improved, and the cycle life of the
lithium battery is prolonged; the technique is simple; the reproducibility is good; the implementation is easy.