Preparation of SnO 2 /Carbon Composite Hollow Spheres and Their Lithium Storage Properties
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2008-10-28Permanent link to this record
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In this work, we present a novel concept of structural design for preparing functional composite hollow spheres and derived double-shelled hollow spheres. The approach involves two main steps: preparation of porous hollow spheres of one component and deposition of the other component onto both the interior and exterior surfaces of the shell as well as in the pores. We demonstrate the concept by preparing SnO2/carbon composite hollow spheres and evaluate them as potential anode materials for lithium-ion batteries. These SnO2/carbon hollow spheres are able to deliver a reversible Li storage capacity of 473 mA h g-1 after 50 cycles. Unusual double-shelled carbon hollow spheres are obtained by selective removal of the sandwiched porous SnO2 shells. © 2008 American Chemical Society.Citation
Lou XW, Deng D, Lee JY, Archer LA (2008) Preparation of SnO 2 /Carbon Composite Hollow Spheres and Their Lithium Storage Properties . Chem Mater 20: 6562–6566. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/cm801607e.Sponsors
The authors are grateful to the National Science Foundation (Grant No. DMR 0404278) and to the KAUST-CU Center for Energy and Sustainability for supporting this study. Facilities available through the Cornell Center for Materials Research (CCMR) and Cornell Integrated Microscopy Center (CIMC) were used for this study.Publisher
American Chemical Society (ACS)Journal
Chemistry of Materialsae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1021/cm801607e