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Sn/carbon nanotube composite anode with improved cycle performance for lithium-ion battery

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Abstract

Anode material for lithium-ion battery based on Sn/carbon nanotube (CNT) composite is synthesized via a chemical reduction method. The Sn/CNT composite is characterized by thermogravimetry, X-ray diffraction, and transition electron microscopy. The Sn/CNT composite delivers high initial reversible capacity of 630.5 mAh g−1 and exhibits stable cycling performance with a reversible capacity of 413 mAh g−1 at the 100th cycle. The enhanced electrochemical performance of the Sn/CNT composite could be mainly attributed to the well dispersion of Sn nanoparticles on CNT and partially filling Sn nanoparticles inside the CNT. It is proposed that the chemical treatment of CNT with concentrated nitric acid, which cuts carbon nanotube into short pieces and increases the amount of oxygen-functional groups on the surface, plays an important role in the anchoring of Sn nanoparticles on carbon nanotube and inhibiting the agglomeration of Sn nanoparticles during the charge–discharge process.

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The authors acknowledge the financial support from the Technology Key Project of Liaoning Province (2010020104–301). The authors would like to thank Professor Zhi-Cheng Tan for his support on the language improvements and helpful discussions.

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  1. Advanced Rechargeable Batteries Laboratory, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, 116023, People’s Republic of China

    Minghao Wu, Chong Wang, Jian Chen, Fuqing Wang & Baolian Yi

  2. Graduate University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Bei**g, 100039, People’s Republic of China

    Minghao Wu & Fuqing Wang

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Wu, M., Wang, C., Chen, J. et al. Sn/carbon nanotube composite anode with improved cycle performance for lithium-ion battery. Ionics 19, 1341–1347 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11581-013-0870-9

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