posted on 2021-05-27, 08:43authored byGuangwu Hu, Aoyuan Chen, Ruohan Yu, Kunzhe Zhong, Yuanyuan Zhang, Jinsong Wu, Liang Zhou, Liqiang Mai
SnO2 has drawn great attention
in lithium storage owing
to the high theoretical capacity and appropriate lithiation potential.
However, the low intrinsic conductivity and substantial volume variation
severely hinder its further application in lithium-ion batteries (LIBs).
Herein, we report a solvent-free carbon-coating strategy to encapsulate
ultrafine SnO2 nanoparticles into N-doped carbon. The effective
coupling of SnO2 nanoparticles with high activity and N-doped
carbon with high conductivity and mechanical stability provides the
obtained SnO2@NC with a high reversible capacity of over
880 mAh g–1 with satisfactory durability. In situ transmission electron microscopy (TEM) characterization
reveals that even with encapsulation in mechanically stable N-doped
carbon, pulverization of SnO2 nanoparticles is unavoidable.
However, the obtained SnO2@NC demonstrates excellent structural
stability upon cycling. The scalable solvent-free synthesis, high
capacity, and ideal durability make SnO2@NC a competitive
LIB anode material.