Nano-Confined Tin Oxide in Carbon Nanotube Electrodes via Electrostatic Spray Deposition for Lithium-Ion Batteries |
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Authors: | Alexandra Henriques Amin Rabiei Baboukani Borzooye Jafarizadeh Azmal Huda Chowdhury Chunlei Wang |
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Affiliation: | 1.Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, Florida International University, Miami, FL 33174, USA;2.Center for the Study of Matter at Extreme Conditions (CeSMEC), Florida International University, Miami, FL 33199, USA |
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Abstract: | The development of novel materials is essential for the next generation of electric vehicles and portable devices. Tin oxide (SnO2), with its relatively high theoretical capacity, has been considered as a promising anode material for applications in energy storage devices. However, the SnO2 anode material suffers from poor conductivity and huge volume expansion during charge/discharge cycles. In this study, we evaluated an approach to control the conductivity and volume change of SnO2 through a controllable and effective method by confining different percentages of SnO2 nanoparticles into carbon nanotubes (CNTs). The binder-free confined SnO2 in CNT composite was deposited via an electrostatic spray deposition technique. The morphology of the synthesized and deposited composite was evaluated by scanning electron microscopy and high-resolution transmission electron spectroscopy. The binder-free 20% confined SnO2 in CNT anode delivered a high reversible capacity of 770.6 mAh g−1. The specific capacity of the anode increased to 1069.7 mAh g−1 after 200 cycles, owing to the electrochemical milling effect. The delivered specific capacity after 200 cycles shows that developed novel anode material is suitable for lithium-ion batteries (LIBs). |
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Keywords: | lithium-ion battery tin oxide carbon nanotube electrostatic spray deposition |
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