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Vol. 10 No. 2 (2018)

Growth of SnO2 Nanoflowers on N-doped Carbon Nanofibers as Anode for Li- and Na-ion Batteries

https://doi.org/10.1007/s40820-017-0172-2
Jiaojiao Liang
School of Physics and Electronics, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, People’s Republic of China
Chaochun Yuan
Automotive Engineering Research Institute, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, People’s Republic of China
Huanhuan Li
Automotive Engineering Research Institute, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, People’s Republic of China
Kai Fan
School of Physics and Electronics, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, People’s Republic of China
Zengxi Wei
School of Physics and Electronics, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, People’s Republic of China
Hanqi Sun
School of Physics and Electronics, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, People’s Republic of China
Jianmin Ma
School of Physics and Electronics, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, People’s Republic of China

Corresponding Author: Jianmin Ma

nanoelechem@hnu.edu.cn

Nano-Micro Letters, Vol. 10 No. 2 (2018), Article Number: 21

Abstract

It is urgent to solve the problems of the dramatic volume expansion and pulverization of SnO2 anodes during cycling process in battery systems. To address this issue, we design a hybrid structure of N-doped carbon fibers@SnO2 nanoflowers (NC@SnO2) to overcome it in this work. The hybrid NC@SnO2 is synthesized through the hydrothermal growth of SnO2 nanoflowers on the surface of N-doped carbon fibers obtained by electrospinning. The NC is introduced not only to provide a support framework in guiding the growth of the SnO2 nanoflowers and prevent the flower-like structures from agglomeration, but also serve as a conductive network to accelerate electronic transmission along one-dimensional structure effectively. When the hybrid NC@SnO2 was served as anode, it exhibits a high discharge capacity of 750 mAh g−1 at 1 A g−1 after 100 cycles in Li-ion battery and 270 mAh g−1 at 100 mA g−1 for 100 cycles in Na-ion battery, respectively.


Highlights:


1 A hybrid structure of SnO2 nanoflowers grown on N-doped carbon nanofibers (NC@SnO2) was successfully constructed.
2 N-doped carbon nanofiber accelerates the migration of Li+/Na+ ions and guides the growth of the SnO2 nanoflowers.
3 NC@SnO2 electrode reveals excellent energy storage performance for Li- and Na-ion batteries.

Keywords

SnO2 Nanostructures Anode Li-ion battery Na-ion battery
Liang, Jiaojiao, Chaochun Yuan, Huanhuan Li, Kai Fan, Zengxi Wei, Hanqi Sun, and Jianmin Ma. 2017. “Growth of SnO2 Nanoflowers on N-Doped Carbon Nanofibers As Anode for Li- and Na-Ion Batteries”. Nano-Micro Letters 10 (2):21. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40820-017-0172-2.
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