Issue 11, 2014

Ultrafast and scalable laser liquid synthesis of tin oxide nanotubes and its application in lithium ion batteries

Abstract

Laser-induced photo-chemical synthesis of SnO2 nanotubes has been demonstrated by employing a nanoporous polycarbonate membrane as a template. The SnO2 nanotube diameter can be controlled by the nanoporous template while the nanotube length can be tuned by laser parameters and reaction duration. The microstructure characterization of the nanotubes indicates that they consist of mesoporous structures with sub 5 nm size nanocrystals connected by the twinning structure. The application of SnO2 nanotubes as an anode material in lithium ion batteries has also been explored, and they exhibited high capacity and excellent cyclic stability. The laser based emerging technique for scalable production of crystalline metal oxide nanotubes in a matter of seconds is remarkable. The compliance of the laser based technique with the existing technologies would lead to mass production of novel nanomaterials that would be suitable for several emerging applications.

Graphical abstract: Ultrafast and scalable laser liquid synthesis of tin oxide nanotubes and its application in lithium ion batteries

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
04 Dec 2013
Accepted
11 Feb 2014
First published
21 Feb 2014
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY license

Nanoscale, 2014,6, 5853-5858

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Ultrafast and scalable laser liquid synthesis of tin oxide nanotubes and its application in lithium ion batteries

Z. Liu, Z. Cao, B. Deng, Y. Wang, J. Shao, P. Kumar, C. R. Liu, B. Wei and G. J. Cheng, Nanoscale, 2014, 6, 5853 DOI: 10.1039/C3NR06444A

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