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Controlled growth of flower-like SnS2 hierarchical structures with superior performance for lithium-ion battery applications

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Controlled growth of flower-like SnS2 hierarchical structures was obtained by a facile hydrothermal method with the mixture solution of SnCl4 and L-cysteine (L-cys). The results of electron microscopy and X-ray diffraction characterization indicated that morphology, structure, and crystallinity of the hierarchical structures were seriously dependent on the concentration of L-cys, mole ratio of Sn4+ to L-cys and temperature. Electrochemical tests demonstrated that the flower-like SnS2 hierarchical structures exhibited superior cycling performance for anode materials of Li-ion batteries, which retained a high reversible capacity of 418 mAhg−1 and stable cyclic retention at 100th cycle. These results show that the flower-like SnS2 hierarchical structures were suitable for using as anode material in lithium-ion batteries.

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The author would like to acknowledge the financial support provided by Anhui Provincial Natural Science Foundation (11040606 M52) and the National Natural Science Foundation of China (51372063).

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    Wenbin Zhu, Youwen Yang, Dongming Ma & Hui Wang

  2. School of Materials Science and Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, 230009, People’s Republic of China

    Yong Zhang

  3. College of Physics and Electronic Information, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu, 241000, People’s Republic of China

    Hanyun Hu

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Zhu, W., Yang, Y., Ma, D. et al. Controlled growth of flower-like SnS2 hierarchical structures with superior performance for lithium-ion battery applications. Ionics 21, 19–26 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11581-014-1163-7

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