Enhancing Tin Dioxide Anode Performance by Narrowing the Potential Range and Optimizing Electrolytes

Autor: Jose Fernando Florez Gomez, Fernando Camacho Domenech, Songyang Chang, Valerio Dorvilien, Nischal Oli, Brad R. Weiner, Gerardo Morell, Xianyong Wu
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: Batteries, Vol 10, Iss 9, p 334 (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2313-0105
DOI: 10.3390/batteries10090334
Popis: Tin dioxide (SnO2) is a low-cost and high-capacity anode material for lithium-ion batteries, but the fast capacity fading significantly limits its practical applications. Current research efforts have focused on preparing sophisticated composite structures or optimizing functional binders, both of which increase material manufacturing costs. Herein, we utilize pristine and commercially available SnO2 nanopowders and enhance their cycling performance by simply narrowing the potential range and optimizing electrolytes. Specifically, a narrower potential range (0–1 V) mitigates the capacity fading associated with the conversion reaction, whereas an ether-based electrolyte further suppresses the volume expansion related to the alloy reaction. Consequently, this SnO2 anode delivers a promising battery performance, with a high capacity of ~650 mAhg−1 and stable cycling for 100 cycles. Our work provides an alternative approach to developing high-capacity and long-cycling metal oxide anode materials.
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