Nanostructured SnSb/Carbon Nanotube Composites Synthesized by Reductive Precipitation for Lithium-Ion Batteries

Authors

Jinsoo ParkFollow
S X. Dou, University of WollongongFollow
Min ParkFollow
Guoxiu WangFollow
Hua-Kun Liu, University of WollongongFollow
Yong-Mook Kang, Kongju National University
Scott A. Needham, University of WollongongFollow

RIS ID

21862

Publication Details

Park, M., Needham, S. A., Wang, G., Kang, Y., Park, J., Dou, S. X. and Liu, H. K. (2007). Nanostructured SnSb/Carbon Nanotube Composites Synthesized by Reductive Precipitation for Lithium-Ion Batteries. Chemistry of Materials, 19 (10), 2406-2410.

Abstract

Nanosized particles of SnSb alloy were coated on the surface of multiwalled carbon nanotubes (CNTs) by reductive precipitation of metal chloride salts within a CNT suspension. The SnSb-CNT nanocomposite showed a high reversible capacity of 480 mAh g-1 and stable cyclic retention until the 50th cycle. The improvement of reversible capacity and cyclic performance of the SnSb-CNT composite is attributed to the nanoscale dimension of the SnSb alloy particles (<50 >nm) and the structural advantages of CNTs as a framework material. The CNTs could be pinning the SnSb alloy particles on their surfaces so as to hinder the agglomeration of SnSb particles, while maintaining electronic conduction as well as accommodating drastic volume variation during electrochemical reactions.