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Tin nanoparticle/3D framework carbon composite derived from sodium citrate as the stable anode of lithium-ion batteries

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Sn-based anode materials have gained more attention for application in lithium-ion batteries (LIBs), due to tin having the characteristics of high specific capacity, low cost, and environmentally friendly. However, low capacity retention due to the large volume changes upon lithiation/delithiation limits their further development. In this paper, tin nanoparticle/3D framework carbon composite (denoted as Sn@SC) is obtained by calcining the composite of trisodium citrate and stannous sulfide. The Sn@SC composite delivers a stable cycling capacity of 410.9 mAh/g after 150 cycles and 300.1 mAh/g after 950 cycles at 1 A/g. The excellent electrochemical performance can be assigned to the fact that the hollow porous carbon can provide enough space for the volume change of tin nanoparticles in the step-by-step alloying process and shorten the electron transport path, thus increasing the structural stability and rate capability.

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This work was supported by the Hunan Provincial Science and Technology Plan Project, China (No.2019TP1001).

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Wu, J., Jin, G., Chen, Y. et al. Tin nanoparticle/3D framework carbon composite derived from sodium citrate as the stable anode of lithium-ion batteries. Ionics 27, 1003–1011 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11581-020-03886-x

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