Enhanced Li Storage Capacity in 3 nm Diameter SnO2 Nanocrystals Firmly Anchored on Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes

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• 作者：Yun-Ho Jin ; Kyung-Mi Min ; Seung-Deok Seo ; Hyun-Woo Shim ; Dong-Wan Kim
• 刊名：Journal of Physical Chemistry C
• 出版年：2011
• 出版时间：November 10, 2011
• 年：2011
• 卷：115
• 期：44
• 页码：22062-22067
• 全文大小：978K
• 年卷期：v.115,no.44(November 10, 2011)
• ISSN：1932-7455

文摘

A simple synthesis route is demonstrated for the preparation of hybrid nanocomposite electrodes with a combination of SnO₂ nanoparticles and conducting multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) for Li ion battery applications. The MWCNTs were initially treated using strong acid solutions to generate functional groups with negative charges on their surfaces. For the formation of the nanocomposites, the next process was driven by the mutual electrostatic interactions between the functionalized MWCNTs and the Sn⁴⁺ ion species and was followed by spontaneous oxidation during a hydrothermal reaction at 150 掳C. The SnO₂ nanoparticles with diameters of less than 3 nm were uniformly loaded onto the MWCNT surfaces, providing an extremely large Brunauer鈥揈mmett鈥揟eller (BET) surface area of 鈮?40 m² g^鈥?. Furthermore, we demonstrate that the incorporation of multiwalled carbon nanotubes gives rise to an enhanced reversible capacity estimated to be 420 mA h g^鈥? after 100 cycles, which is at least three times greater than that of pure SnO₂ nanoparticles.