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Construction of ternary Sn/SnO2/nitrogen-doped carbon superstructures as anodes for advanced lithium-ion batteries

Zizhou Shen1,§, Xiaotian Guo1,§( ), Hongye Ding1, Dianheng Yu1, Yihao Chen1, Nana Li2, Huijie Zhou1, Songtao Zhang1, Jun Wu1, Huan Pang1( )
School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China
Interdisciplinary Materials Research Center, Institute for Advanced Study, Chengdu University, Chengdu 610106, China

§ Zizhou Shen and Xiaotian Guo contributed equally to this work.

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A facile electrospray-carbonization strategy was adopted for the synthesis of a ternary Sn/SnO2/nitrogen-doped carbon (NC) superstructure as an anode for lithium-ion batteries (LIBs). By merits of the synergistic effect of Sn nanoparticles (NPs), SnO2 NPs and NC matrix, the Sn/SnO2/NC anode exhibited superb specific capacity and cyclability. This work provides inspiration for fabricating Sn-based anodes, which suffers poor conductivity and huge volume expansion.

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Pristine tin (Sn) and tin dioxide (SnO2) have sparked wide interest owing to their abundant resources and superior theoretical capacity. Nevertheless, the obvious volume expansion effect upon cycling and undesirable conductivity of Sn-based materials lead to undesirable specific capacity. In this work, a nanostructured Sn/SnO2/nitrogen-doped carbon (NC) superstructure was prepared through a facile electrospray-carbonization strategy. The Sn/SnO2 nanoparticles (NPs) were uniformly dispersed in a spherical NC matrix, which prevented the volume expansion and aggregation of NPs and facilitated the ion diffusion and charge transfer kinetics. When the optimized Sn/SnO2/NC superstructures were employed as lithium-ion battery anodes, a remarkable specific capacity of 747.9 mAh·g−1 over 200 cycles at 0.5 A·g−1 and a superior cyclability of 644.1 mAh·g−1 over 1000 cycles at 2 A·g−1 were obtained. This effective synthetic strategy for synthesizing superstructures provides valuable insights for the advancement of lithium-ion batteries.

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tin/tin dioxidenitrogen-doped carbonelectrospraylithium-ion batteries

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Nano Research
Volume 17 Issue 11,
November 2024
Pages 9721-9727
DOI: 10.1007/s12274-024-6931-8
Cite this article:
Shen Z, Guo X, Ding H, et al. Construction of ternary Sn/SnO2/nitrogen-doped carbon superstructures as anodes for advanced lithium-ion batteries. Nano Research, 2024, 17(11): 9721-9727. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12274-024-6931-8
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Lithium batteries

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Received: 02 July 2024
Revised: 29 July 2024
Accepted: 31 July 2024
Published: 28 August 2024
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