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Cu-supported carbon networks containing SnO2 as three-dimensional anodes for lithium-ion batteries

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Cu-supported SnO2@C composite coatings constructed by interconnected carbon-based porous branches were fabricated by annealing Cu foils with films formed by knife coating DMF solution containing SnCl2, polyacrylonitrile (PAN), and poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) on their surface in vacuum. The carbon-based porous branches consist of amorphous carbon matrices, SnO2 nanoparticles with a size of 30–100 nm mainly encapsulated inside, and many micropores with a size of 1–5 nm. The three-dimensional (3D) porous network structures of the SnO2@C composite were achieved by volatilization of PMMA and pyrolysis of SnCl2. The SnO2@C composite coatings demonstrate good cyclic performance with a high reversible capacity of 642 mA h g−1 after 100 cycles at a current density of 50 mA g−1 without apparent capacity fading during cycling and excellent rate performance with a capacity of 276 mA h g−1 at a high current density up to 10 A g−1.

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The work was supported by Shanghai Municipal Education Commission (High-energy Beam Intelligent Processing and Green Manufacturing) and Graduate Students Innovation Program of Shanghai University of Engineering Science (15KY0502).

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Sun, T., Yu, J., Yang, Q. et al. Cu-supported carbon networks containing SnO2 as three-dimensional anodes for lithium-ion batteries. Ionics 23, 1059–1066 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11581-016-1915-7

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