Nano Research

, Volume 6, Issue 1, pp 55–64 | Cite as

Flexible SnS nanobelts: Facile synthesis, formation mechanism and application in Li-ion batteries

  • Jun Lu
  • Caiyun Nan
  • Lihong Li
  • Qing Peng
  • Yadong Li
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Abstract

[020]-oriented tin sulfide nanobelts with a length/thickness ratio of 100 have been synthesized by a facile hydrothermal method without any surfactants, and the nanobelts have shown good strain-accommodating properties as well as good electrochemical performance as the anode for Li-ion batteries. The formation of the nanobelts results from a precipitation-dissolution-transformation mechanism, and the [020] oriented growth can be ascribed to the {010} facet family having the lowest atomic density. In particular, SnS shows clear Li-Sn alloying/de-alloying reversible reactions in the potential range 0.1–1.0 V. Based on galvanostatic measurements and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy, SnS nanobelts have shown impressive rate performance. The post-cycled SnS nanobelts were completely transformed into metallic tin, and preserved the one-dimensional structure due to their flexibility which accommodates the large volumetric expansion.
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tin sulfide nanobelts Li-ion battery morphology preservation 
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Authors and Affiliations

  • Jun Lu
    • 1
    • 2
  • Caiyun Nan
    • 1
    • 2
  • Lihong Li
    • 1
    • 2
  • Qing Peng
    • 1
    • 2
  • Yadong Li
    • 1
    • 2
  1. 1.Department of ChemistryTsinghua UniversityBeijingChina
  2. 2.State Key Laboratory of Low-Dimensional Quantum PhysicsTsinghua UniversityBeijingChina

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