Double phase tinoxide/tin/MWCNT nanocomposite negative electrodes for lithium microbatteries
By Alaf, Mirac; Gultekin, Deniz & Akbulut, Hatem
Published in Microelectronic Engineering
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2014
Abstract
As anode material for lithium microbatteries, SnO2/Sn/MWCNT nanocomposites were produced by two steps; thermal evaporation and subsequent plasma oxidation. Metallic tin was first evaporated onto free-standing MWCNT buckypapers having controlled porosity and subsequent RF plasma oxidized in Ar:O2(1:1) gas mixture. The ratio between metallic tin (Sn) and tinoxide (SnO2) was controlled with plasma oxidation time. X-ray diffraction (XRD) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) were used to determine the structure and morphology of the obtained nanocomposites. The discharge/charge tests, electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) and rate capability tests were carried out to characterize the electrochemical properties of the composite. The flexible and free-standing SnO2/Sn/MWCNT nanocomposite electrode showed core–shell and functionally gradient composite structure. SnO2/Sn electrode was failed after 30 cycles and MWCNT paper electrode displays only 75 mAh g-1 capacity value between 10 and 100 cycles. SnO2/Sn/MWCNT double phase electrode, exhibited 610 mAh g-1 specific discharge capacity even after 100 cycles.
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