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Electrochemical performance of SnO2/C nanocomposites as anode materials for lithium-ion batteries

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Carbon-coated SnO2 nanocomposites were synthesized successfully by the hydrothermal method and carbonization at 500 °C with glucose and SnCl2·2H2O as precursor materials. The SnO2/C nanocomposites were characterized by various techniques such as X-ray powder diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HR-TEM), Raman spectra, and electrochemical analyses. It was demonstrated that SnO2/C-0, SnO2/C-5, SnO2/C-15, SnO2/C-30, and SnO2/C-50 had initial discharge capacities of 1359.2, 1626.8, 2124.9, 1525.8, and 1349.4 mAhg−1, respectively. In particular, the SnO2/C-15 sample exhibited excellent high reversible lithium storage capacity, good rate capability, and cycling stability. The electrodes show a long cycling ability and high charge/discharge capacity due to the presence of carbon.

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This work was supported by the Key Research Projects in Gansu Province (No. 17YF1GA020).

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  1. State Key Laboratory of Advanced Processing and Recycling of Non-Ferrous Metals, Lanzhou University of Technology, Lanzhou, 730050, China

    Yingqiang Fan, Jiakui Wu & Linlin Wang

  2. School of Mechanical and Electronical Engineering, Lanzhou University of Technology, Lanzhou, 730050, China

    Xiujuan Chen, Laixi Zhang, Shurong Yu & Mingliang Wu

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Fan, Y., Chen, X., Zhang, L. et al. Electrochemical performance of SnO2/C nanocomposites as anode materials for lithium-ion batteries. Ionics 29, 497–504 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11581-022-04806-x

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