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Antimony-based intermetallic compounds for lithium-ion and sodium-ion batteries: synthesis, construction and application

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The development of alternative electrode materials with high energy densities and power densities for batteries has been actively pursued to satisfy the power demands for electronic devices and hybrid electric vehicles. Recently, antimony (Sb)-based intermetallic compounds have attracted considerable research interests as new candidate anode materials for high-performance lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) and sodium-ion batteries (SIBs) due to their high theoretical capacity and suitable operating voltage. However, these intermetallic systems undergo large volume change during charge and discharge processes, which prohibits them from practical application. The rational construction of advanced anode with unique structures has been proved to be an effective approach to enhance its electrochemical performance. This review highlights the recent progress in improving and understanding the electrochemical performances of various Sb-based intermetallic compound anodes. The developments of synthesis and construction of Sb-based intermetallic compounds are systematically summarized. The electrochemical performances of various Sb-based intermetallic compound anodes are compared in its typical applications (LIBs or SIBs).

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This work was financially supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China (No. 2016YFA0202603), the National Basic Research Program of China (No. 2013CB934103), the Program of Introducing Talents of Discipline to Universities (No. B17034), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 51521001), the National Natural Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars (No. 51425204), the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (Nos. 2016III001 and 2016-JL-004), and the China Scholarship Council (No. 201606955096).

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    Wen Luo & Jean-Jacques Gaumet

  3. Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, California, 94720, USA

    Li-Qiang Mai

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Luo, W., Gaumet, JJ. & Mai, LQ. Antimony-based intermetallic compounds for lithium-ion and sodium-ion batteries: synthesis, construction and application. Rare Met. 36, 321–338 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12598-017-0899-4

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