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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Chen, Jun Song
• Lou, Xiong Wen (David)

Titel

SnO2-Based Nanomaterials: Synthesis and Application in Lithium-Ion Batteries

Ist Teil von

• Small (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany), 2013-06, Vol.9 (11), p.1877-1893

Ort / Verlag

Weinheim: WILEY-VCH Verlag

Erscheinungsjahr

2013

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Wiley Online Library Journals Frontfile Complete

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• The development of new electrode materials for lithium‐ion batteries (LIBs) has always been a focal area of materials science, as the current technology may not be able to meet the high energy demands for electronic devices with better performance. Among all the metal oxides, tin dioxide (SnO2) is regarded as a promising candidate to serve as the anode material for LIBs due to its high theoretical capacity. Here, a thorough survey is provided of the synthesis of SnO2‐based nanomaterials with various structures and chemical compositions, and their application as negative electrodes for LIBs. It covers SnO2 with different morphologies ranging from 1D nanorods/nanowires/nanotubes, to 2D nanosheets, to 3D hollow nanostructures. Nanocomposites consisting of SnO2 and different carbonaceous supports, e.g., amorphous carbon, carbon nanotubes, graphene, are also investigated. The use of Sn‐based nanomaterials as the anode material for LIBs will be briefly discussed as well. The aim of this review is to provide an in‐depth and rational understanding such that the electrochemical properties of SnO2‐based anodes can be effectively enhanced by making proper nanostructures with optimized chemical composition. By focusing on SnO2, the hope is that such concepts and strategies can be extended to other potential metal oxides, such as titanium dioxide or iron oxides, thus shedding some light on the future development of high‐performance metal‐oxide based negative electrodes for LIBs. Tin dioxide (SnO2) is an attractive candidate as a high‐capacity anode material for lithium‐ion batteries. In this review, a comprehensive discussion is provided about the synthesis of both phase‐pure SnO2 and SnO2‐based nanocomposites with different nanostructures ranging from 1D nanorods, to 2D nanosheets, to 3D hollow structures, and their application in high‐performance lithium‐ion batteries is discussed.