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Vol. 11 (2019)

High Initial Reversible Capacity and Long Life of Ternary SnO2-Co-carbon Nanocomposite Anodes for Lithium-Ion Batteries

https://doi.org/10.1007/s40820-019-0246-4
Pan Deng
Pen‑Tung Sah Institute of Micro‑Nano Science and Technology, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, College of Materials, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, People’s Republic of China
Jing Yang
Pen‑Tung Sah Institute of Micro‑Nano Science and Technology, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, College of Materials, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, People’s Republic of China
Shengyang Li
Pen‑Tung Sah Institute of Micro‑Nano Science and Technology, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, College of Materials, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, People’s Republic of China
Tian‑E Fan
College of Automation and Key Laboratory of Industrial Internet of Things and Networked Control, Ministry of Education, Chongqing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Chongqing 400065, People’s Republic of China
Hong‑Hui Wu
Department of Chemistry, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE 68588, USA
Yun Mou
School of Mechanical Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, People’s Republic of China
Hui Huang
Pen‑Tung Sah Institute of Micro‑Nano Science and Technology, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, College of Materials, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, People’s Republic of China
Qiaobao Zhang
Pen‑Tung Sah Institute of Micro‑Nano Science and Technology, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, College of Materials, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, People’s Republic of China
Dong‑Liang Peng
Pen‑Tung Sah Institute of Micro‑Nano Science and Technology, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, College of Materials, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, People’s Republic of China
Baihua Qu
Pen‑Tung Sah Institute of Micro‑Nano Science and Technology, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, College of Materials, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, People’s Republic of China

Corresponding Author: Baihua Qu

bhqu@xmu.edu.cn

Nano-Micro Letters, Vol. 11 (2019), Article Number: 18

Abstract

The two major limitations in the application of SnO2 for lithium-ion battery (LIB) anodes are the large volume variations of SnO2 during repeated lithiation/delithiation processes and a large irreversible capacity loss during the first cycle, which can lead to a rapid capacity fade and unsatisfactory initial Coulombic efficiency (ICE). To overcome these limitations, we developed composites of ultrafine SnO2 nanoparticles and in situ formed Co(CoSn) nanocrystals embedded in an N-doped carbon matrix using a Co-based metal–organic framework (ZIF-67). The formed Co additives and structural advantages of the carbon-confined SnO2/Co nanocomposite effectively inhibited Sn coarsening in the lithiated SnO2 and mitigated its structural degradation while facilitating fast electronic transport and facile ionic diffusion. As a result, the electrodes demonstrated high ICE (82.2%), outstanding rate capability (~ 800 mAh g−1 at a high current density of 5 A g−1), and long-term cycling stability (~ 760 mAh g−1 after 400 cycles at a current density of 0.5 A g−1). This study will be helpful in developing high-performance Si (Sn)-based oxide, Sn/Sb-based sulfide, or selenide electrodes for LIBs. In addition, some metal organic frameworks similar to ZIF-67 can also be used as composite templates.


Highlights:


1 SnO2-Co-carbon nanocomposites were in-situ prepared from Co-based metal–organic frameworks and showed a remarkably high initial Coulombic efficiency (82.2%) and a capacity of ~ 800 mAh g−1 at a high current density of 5 A g−1.
2 Facile approach for designing highly reversible and stable electrodes for next-generation high-performance lithium-ion batteries.

Keywords

Ultrafine SnO2 nanostructures ZIF-67 frameworks Enhanced initial Coulombic efficiency Reversible conversion reaction
Deng, Pan, Jing Yang, Shengyang Li, Tian‑E Fan, Hong‑Hui Wu, Yun Mou, Hui Huang, Qiaobao Zhang, Dong‑Liang Peng, and Baihua Qu. 2019. “High Initial Reversible Capacity and Long Life of Ternary SnO2-Co-Carbon Nanocomposite Anodes for Lithium-Ion Batteries”. Nano-Micro Letters 11 (March):18. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40820-019-0246-4.
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