Issue 9, 2011

Facile solvothermal synthesis of mesoporous Cu2SnS3 spheres and their application in lithium-ion batteries

Abstract

Three dimensional (3D) mesoporous Cu2SnS3 spheres composed of nanoparticles were synthesized by a simple solvothermal route. As anode materials for lithium-ion batteries, they delivered remarkably enhanced cycling performances. This could be attributed to the 3D mesoporous structure which may be propitious to the accommodation of volume expansion. Besides, a possible electrochemical reaction mechanism was proposed based on cyclic voltammetry (CV) testing results and confirmed by subsequent ex situXRD studies. In addition, the influence of testing temperature on cycling performance has also been investigated.

Graphical abstract: Facile solvothermal synthesis of mesoporous Cu2SnS3 spheres and their application in lithium-ion batteries

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
20 Apr 2011
Accepted
30 May 2011
First published
26 Jul 2011

Nanoscale, 2011,3, 3646-3651

Facile solvothermal synthesis of mesoporous Cu2SnS3 spheres and their application in lithium-ion batteries

B. Qu, M. Zhang, D. Lei, Y. Zeng, Y. Chen, L. Chen, Q. Li, Y. Wang and T. Wang, Nanoscale, 2011, 3, 3646 DOI: 10.1039/C1NR10401B

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