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Mechanochemical synthesis and electrochemical properties of nanostructured electrode materials for Li ion batteries

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We focus on the synthesis by ball milling and on the electrochemical characterization of nanocrystalline bimetallic and composite materials to be employed as anodes in Li ion batteries. Ni3Sn4 and Ni3Sn2 based compounds were obtained by ball milling of three different Ni–Sn mixtures. The properties of the resulting anodes for Li ion batteries were evaluated as a function of composition. Moreover, a biphasic system is presented, with CoSn2 and CoSn type structures, arising from the synthesis of the Sn31Co28C41 composition. When cycled in a Li cell, this material showed a high reversible specific capacity, about 450 mA h g−1, and a very good electrochemical and structural stability, making it of interest for application purposes.

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The authors gratefully acknowledge Dr F. Delogu for continuous and fruitful discussion. This work was funded by MIUR and University of Sassari.

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  1. Dipartimento di Chimica, Università di Sassari, Via Vienna 2, I-07100, Sassari, Italy

    G. Mulas, S. Enzo, C. Bonatto Minella & E. Arca

  2. Dipartimento di Scienza dei Materiali ed Ingegneria Chimica, C.so Duca Abruzzi 24, Politecnico di Torino, I-10129, Turin, Italy

    C. Gerbaldi, N. Penazzi & S. Bodoardo

  3. Dipartimento di Chimica, Università di Roma “La Sapienza”, P.le Aldo Moro 5, I-00185, Rome, Italy

    J. Hassoun & S. Panero

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Contribution to the Fall Meeting of the European Materials Research Society, Symposium D: 9th International Symposium on Electrochemical–Chemical Reactivity of Metastable Materials, Warsaw, 17th–21st September, 2007.

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Mulas, G., Enzo, S., Bonatto Minella, C. et al. Mechanochemical synthesis and electrochemical properties of nanostructured electrode materials for Li ion batteries. J Solid State Electrochem 13, 239–243 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10008-008-0529-z

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