Influence of the C/Sn Ratio on the Synthesis and Lithium Electrochemical Insertion of Tin-Supported Graphite Materials Used as Anodes for Li-Ion Batteries

Novel composites consisting of tin particles associated to graphite were prepared by chemical reduction of tin(+2) chloride by t-BuONa-activated sodium hydride in the presence of graphite. The samples obtained using various C/Sn ratios were investigated by X-ray powder diffraction (XRD), transmissio...

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Main Authors: Cédric Mercier, Raphaël Schneider, Patrick Willmann, Denis Billaud
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2011-01-01
Series:International Journal of Electrochemistry
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.4061/2011/381960
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Patrick Willmann
Denis Billaud
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description Novel composites consisting of tin particles associated to graphite were prepared by chemical reduction of tin(+2) chloride by t-BuONa-activated sodium hydride in the presence of graphite. The samples obtained using various C/Sn ratios were investigated by X-ray powder diffraction (XRD), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and elemental analyses. The largest tin particles associated to graphite layers were observed for the material with a C/Sn ratio of 16. For the materials with C/Sn ratios of 42 and 24, SEM and TEM experiments demonstrated that Sn aggregates of ca. 250 nm length and composed of Sn particles with an average diameter of ca. 50 nm were homogeneously distributed at the surface of graphite. Electrodes prepared from the C/Sn=42 material exhibit a high reversible capacity of over 470 mAhg−1 up to twenty cycles with stable cyclic performances.
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spelling doaj-art-e98e90501c024bde9a93131a5b5a92262025-08-20T03:21:10ZengWileyInternational Journal of Electrochemistry2090-35372011-01-01201110.4061/2011/381960381960Influence of the C/Sn Ratio on the Synthesis and Lithium Electrochemical Insertion of Tin-Supported Graphite Materials Used as Anodes for Li-Ion BatteriesCédric Mercier0Raphaël Schneider1Patrick Willmann2Denis Billaud3Laboratoire de Chimie du Solide Minéral, Nancy-University, CNRS, BP 239, 54506 Vandoeuvre-les-Nancy Cedex, FranceLaboratoire Réactions et Génie des Procédés (LRGP), UPR 3349, Nancy-University, CNRS, 1 rue Grandville, 54001 Nancy Cedex, FranceCentre National d'Etudes Spatiales (CNES), 18 Avenue E. Belin, 31055 Toulouse Cedex, FranceLaboratoire de Chimie du Solide Minéral, Nancy-University, CNRS, BP 239, 54506 Vandoeuvre-les-Nancy Cedex, FranceNovel composites consisting of tin particles associated to graphite were prepared by chemical reduction of tin(+2) chloride by t-BuONa-activated sodium hydride in the presence of graphite. The samples obtained using various C/Sn ratios were investigated by X-ray powder diffraction (XRD), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and elemental analyses. The largest tin particles associated to graphite layers were observed for the material with a C/Sn ratio of 16. For the materials with C/Sn ratios of 42 and 24, SEM and TEM experiments demonstrated that Sn aggregates of ca. 250 nm length and composed of Sn particles with an average diameter of ca. 50 nm were homogeneously distributed at the surface of graphite. Electrodes prepared from the C/Sn=42 material exhibit a high reversible capacity of over 470 mAhg−1 up to twenty cycles with stable cyclic performances.http://dx.doi.org/10.4061/2011/381960
spellingShingle Cédric Mercier
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Denis Billaud
Influence of the C/Sn Ratio on the Synthesis and Lithium Electrochemical Insertion of Tin-Supported Graphite Materials Used as Anodes for Li-Ion Batteries
International Journal of Electrochemistry
title Influence of the C/Sn Ratio on the Synthesis and Lithium Electrochemical Insertion of Tin-Supported Graphite Materials Used as Anodes for Li-Ion Batteries
title_full Influence of the C/Sn Ratio on the Synthesis and Lithium Electrochemical Insertion of Tin-Supported Graphite Materials Used as Anodes for Li-Ion Batteries
title_fullStr Influence of the C/Sn Ratio on the Synthesis and Lithium Electrochemical Insertion of Tin-Supported Graphite Materials Used as Anodes for Li-Ion Batteries
title_full_unstemmed Influence of the C/Sn Ratio on the Synthesis and Lithium Electrochemical Insertion of Tin-Supported Graphite Materials Used as Anodes for Li-Ion Batteries
title_short Influence of the C/Sn Ratio on the Synthesis and Lithium Electrochemical Insertion of Tin-Supported Graphite Materials Used as Anodes for Li-Ion Batteries
title_sort influence of the c sn ratio on the synthesis and lithium electrochemical insertion of tin supported graphite materials used as anodes for li ion batteries
url http://dx.doi.org/10.4061/2011/381960
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