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Adjusting the Chemical Bonding of SnO 2 @CNT Composite for Enhanced Conversion Reaction Kinetics
Author(s) -
Cheng Yayi,
Huang Jianfeng,
Qi Hui,
Cao Liyun,
Yang Jun,
Xi Qiao,
Luo Xiaomin,
Yanagisawa Kazumichi,
Li Jiayin
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
small
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.785
H-Index - 236
eISSN - 1613-6829
pISSN - 1613-6810
DOI - 10.1002/smll.201700656
Subject(s) - materials science , anode , composite number , carbon nanotube , lithium (medication) , chemical bond , chemical engineering , electrochemistry , kinetics , nanotechnology , composite material , chemistry , electrode , organic chemistry , medicine , physics , quantum mechanics , endocrinology , engineering
Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) with excellent electron conductivity are widely used to improve the electrochemical performance of the SnO 2 anode. However, the chemical bonding between SnO 2 and CNTs is not clearly elucidated despite it may affect the lithiation/delithiation behavior greatly. In this work, an SnO 2 @CNT composite with SnC and SnOC bonds as a linkage bridge is reported and the influence of the SnC and SnOC bonds on the lithium storage properties is revealed. It is found that the SnC bond can act as an ultrafast electron transfer path, facilitating the reversible conversion reaction between Sn and Li 2 O to form SnO 2 . Therefore, the SnO 2 @CNT composite with more SnC bond shows high reversible capacity and nearly half capacity contributes from conversion reaction. It is opposite for the SnO 2 @CNT composite with more SnOC bond that the electrons cannot be transferred directly to CNTs, resulting in depressed conversion reaction kinetics. Consequently, this work can provide new insight for exploration and design of metal oxide/carbon composite anode materials in lithium‐ion battery.