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Supplementing Cold Plasma with Heat Enables Doping and Nano‐Structuring of Metal Oxides
Author(s) -
Rubín de Celis David,
Chen Zhiqiang,
Rahman Md Mohklesur,
Tao Tao,
McCulloch Dougal G.,
Field Matthew R.,
Lamb Peter R.,
Chen Ying,
Dai Xiujuan J.
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
plasma processes and polymers
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.644
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1612-8869
pISSN - 1612-8850
DOI - 10.1002/ppap.201400083
Subject(s) - materials science , crystallite , plasma , doping , anode , nanostructure , nitrogen , metal , nano , chemical engineering , nanotechnology , metallurgy , electrode , optoelectronics , chemistry , composite material , physics , organic chemistry , quantum mechanics , engineering
Nitrogen doped SnO 2 polycrystalline nanostructures were produced from commercial SnO powders in a new system that combines a low‐temperature plasma with heating. The method has the potential to improve the initial efficiency and the cycling performance of SnO 2 anodes in Li‐ion batteries. With this system, the temperature of the SnO to SnO 2 conversion was lowered from 430 to 320 °C, up to 5 at% of doped nitrogen was detected and a nano‐scale polycrystalline structure was observed in the product. Combining heat and low‐pressure plasma is a promising approach for the production and treatment of enhanced energy storage materials.

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