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Green template-free synthesis of SnO2 nanospheres - a physical understanding and electrochemistry

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Title Green template-free synthesis of SnO2 nanospheres - a physical understanding and electrochemistry
 
Creator TRIPATHI, AM
MITRA, S
 
Subject LITHIUM STORAGE PROPERTIES
HOLLOW NANOSTRUCTURES
ION BATTERIES
NANOMATERIALS
MECHANISMS
SPHERES
OXIDE
RAMAN
 
Description Since energy economy and environmental safety are of major concern currently, here we report a simple, greener, template-free synthesis route to prepare tin oxide (SnO2) hollow and solid core nanospheres. The formation and growth mechanisms of such tin oxide nanospheres with solid and hollow cores having sizes of 50 nm-200 nm have been elucidated for the first time in this report. The electrochemistry of such hollow and solid spheres has been investigated against Li/Li+. Tin oxide (without an in situ conductive carbon coating) with a hollow core anode morphology exhibits an outstanding energy density of similar to 600 mA h g(-1) at a current density of 178 mA g(-1). Our electrochemical results and the discussion about hollow and solid core formation mechanisms, indicate the importance of our work and the electrochemical properties indicate that they could be used as anodes for lithium-ion batteries.
 
Publisher ROYAL SOC CHEMISTRY
 
Date 2014-10-14T13:22:27Z
2014-10-14T13:22:27Z
2013
 
Type Article
 
Identifier RSC ADVANCES, 3(42)19423-19429
http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c3ra43060j
http://dspace.library.iitb.ac.in/jspui/handle/100/14508
 
Language en