Issue 20, 2014

Graphene enhanced carbon-coated tin dioxide nanoparticles for lithium-ion secondary batteries

Abstract

A one-step, scalable method has been developed to prepare SnO2 based carbon materials. Their performances as anodes for lithium-ion batteries can be improved through simultaneous growth of SnO2 nanoparticles, a carbonaceous polymer coating and “doping” of graphene oxide (GO) by thermal treatment. Detailed characterization of the resulting composite materials using transmission electron microscopy and X-ray diffraction suggests that “doping” a certain amount of GO could clearly change the crystallinity and distribution of SnO2 nanoparticles in the mixture. The SnO2 based carbon material exhibits a stable reversible capacity of 720 mA h g−1 after 70 cycles as the anode of lithium-ion batteries, indicating that the composites might have a promising future application in Li-ion batteries.

Graphical abstract: Graphene enhanced carbon-coated tin dioxide nanoparticles for lithium-ion secondary batteries

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
21 Jan 2014
Accepted
05 Mar 2014
First published
05 Mar 2014

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2014,2, 7471-7477

Author version available

Graphene enhanced carbon-coated tin dioxide nanoparticles for lithium-ion secondary batteries

Z. Li, G. Wu, D. Liu, W. Wu, B. Jiang, J. Zheng, Y. Li, J. Li and M. Wu, J. Mater. Chem. A, 2014, 2, 7471 DOI: 10.1039/C4TA00361F

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