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Carbon@SnS2 core-shell microspheres for lithium-ion battery anode materials

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A novel unique C@SnS2 core-shell structure composites consisting of well-dispersity carbon microspheres and ultrathin tin disulfide nanosheets were successfully synthesized for the first time through a simple solvothermal method. The thin SnS2 nanosheets grew onto the carbon microspheres surfaces perpendicularly and formed the close-knit porous structure. When it was used as anode materials for lithium-ion batteries, the hybrid C@SnS2 core-shell structure composites showed a remarkable electrochemical property than pure SnS2 nanosheets. Typically, the hybrid composites with SnS2 nanosheet shells and carbon microsphere’s core exhibited an excellent initial discharge capacity of 1611.6 mAh/g. Moreover, the hybrid composites exhibited capacities of 474.8–691.6 mAh/g at 100 mA/g over 50 battery cycles, while the pure SnS2 could deliver capacities of 243–517.6 mAh/g in the tests. The results indicated that the improvement of lithium storage performance of the core-shell structure C@SnS2 anode materials in terms of rate capability and cycling reversibility owing to the introduction of the smooth carbon microspheres and special designing of core-shell structure.

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We would like to acknowledge the Lanzhou University and Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics for providing the facilities for analysis, characterization, and testing.

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The project was supported by the Key Research Projects in Gansu Province (No. 17YF1GA020).

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  1. State Key Laboratory of Advanced Processing and Recycling of Nonferrous Metals, Lanzhou University of Technology, Lanzhou, China

    Guoyun Yu & Ansong Wang

  2. College of Mechano-Electronic Engineering, Lanzhou University of Technology, Lanzhou, China

    Xiujuan Chen & Youliang Wang

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Yu, G., Chen, X., Wang, A. et al. Carbon@SnS2 core-shell microspheres for lithium-ion battery anode materials. Ionics 24, 2915–2923 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11581-018-2596-1

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