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Graphene-induced confined crystal growth of octahedral Zn2SnO4 and its improved Li-storage properties

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 November 2012

Wentao Song ,
Jian Xie ,
Shuangyu Liu ,
Gaoshao Cao ,
Tiejun Zhu  and
Xinbing Zhao
Wentao Song
Affiliation:
State Key Laboratory of Silicon Materials, Key Laboratory of Advanced Materials and Applications for Batteries of Zhejiang Province, and Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
Jian Xie*
Affiliation:
State Key Laboratory of Silicon Materials, Key Laboratory of Advanced Materials and Applications for Batteries of Zhejiang Province, and Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
Shuangyu Liu
Affiliation:
State Key Laboratory of Silicon Materials, Key Laboratory of Advanced Materials and Applications for Batteries of Zhejiang Province, and Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
Gaoshao Cao
Affiliation:
State Key Laboratory of Silicon Materials, Key Laboratory of Advanced Materials and Applications for Batteries of Zhejiang Province, and Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
Tiejun Zhu
Affiliation:
State Key Laboratory of Silicon Materials, Key Laboratory of Advanced Materials and Applications for Batteries of Zhejiang Province, and Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
Xinbing Zhao
Affiliation:
State Key Laboratory of Silicon Materials, Key Laboratory of Advanced Materials and Applications for Batteries of Zhejiang Province, and Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
*
a)Address all correspondence to this author. e-mail: xiejian1977@zju.edu.cn
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Abstract

A Zn2SnO4/graphene (Zn2SnO4/G) hybrid was prepared by a facile one-pot hydrothermal route using SnCl4·5H2O, ZnSO4·7H2O, and graphite oxide as the precursors and NaOH as the mineralizer. Microsized Zn2SnO4 crystals with an octahedral shape are firmly confined by the graphene sheets, forming a unique hybrid structure. The confining effect of graphene leads to a more homogeneous size distribution of Zn2SnO4 crystals in Zn2SnO4/G than in bare Zn2SnO4. The introduction of graphene also brings an improved Li-storage performance for Zn2SnO4 due to the combined buffering, conducting, and confining effects of graphene. After being cycled at 200 mA/g for 50 times, Zn2SnO4/G can still keep a charge capacity of 326 mAh/g, while for bare Zn2SnO4, its charge capacity drops to only 100 mAh/g after the same cycles.

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Journal of Materials Research , Volume 27 , Issue 24 , 28 December 2012 , pp. 3096 - 3102
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2012

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