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High-performance tin-titanium thin-film anodes prepared by magnetron co-sputtering for lithium-ion microbatteries

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A new anode material of Sn-Ti thin film was successfully prepared by magnetron co-sputtering of two separate targets at the atmosphere of Ar at normal temperature. The structure, surface morphology, and electrochemical performance of the Sn-Ti thin film electrodes are examined by X-ray diffraction spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy, and electrochemical tests. Furthermore, the effects on the electrochemical performance of the Ti content in the Sn-Ti thin films are studied. Results show that increasing the power of Ti target can improve the cyclic performance of Sn-Ti thin film electrodes. It is very interesting that no any cracks or material pulverization are observed on these Sn-Ti thin films, which indicate that the Ti can improve the stability of Sn-based anode materials. Such improved electrochemical properties benefit from the good mechanical support by Ti and uniform Ti doping.

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This work was supported by the open fund of the Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic and Magnetism Functional Materials of Anhui Province (Grant No. ZD2016005, ZD2017006), the Natural Science Foundation of Anhui Education Department (Grant No. KJ2018A0372, KJ2019A0546), the Youth Project of Natural Science Foundation of Anhui Province (Grant No. 1908085QB61, 1708085MB49), the Key Project of Outstanding Young Scholars in Colleges and Universities of Anhui Province (Grant No. gxyqZD2017062), and the foundation of National Key Laboratory (Grant No. 6142808180205).

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    Guoliang Bai, Chunhua Wang, Ming Luo, Junwei Wang, Qibo Luo, Jiaojiao Luo, Benqiu Wang & Jie Zhao

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Bai, G., Wang, C., Luo, M. et al. High-performance tin-titanium thin-film anodes prepared by magnetron co-sputtering for lithium-ion microbatteries. J Solid State Electrochem 23, 2835–2841 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10008-019-04373-8

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