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Growth mechanism and electrochemical properties of hierarchical hollow SnO2 microspheres with a “chestnut” morphology.
- Source :
- CrystEngComm; 11/21/2017, Vol. 19 Issue 43, p6454-6463, 10p
- Publication Year :
- 2017
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Abstract
- Hierarchical hollow microspheres (HHMSs) constitute a very popular class of materials for use as drug-delivery carriers, photocatalysts and electrode materials in batteries, owing to their large, porous surface area and mechanical integrity during intercalation reactions. Here, we used a template- and additive-free hydrothermal route to prepare an unusually shaped SnO<subscript>2</subscript> material that comprises a hollow spherical morphology with uniform diameters and very thin petal-like nano-sheets grown perpendicularly on the sphere's surface, resembling a “chestnut cupule”. We thoroughly investigated the formation mechanism by <superscript>119</superscript>Sn Mössbauer spectroscopy, powder X-ray diffraction and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. Key to this process is the ultrasonic pre-treatment of an aqueous SnCl<subscript>2</subscript> solution, followed by Ostwald “inside-out” ripening upon hydrothermal processing. This unique morphology has greatly improved the storage capacity and cycling performance of SnO<subscript>2</subscript> as an anode material for lithium and sodium ion batteries compared with conventional SnO<subscript>2</subscript> materials. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- REACTION mechanisms (Chemistry)
ELECTROCHEMISTRY
TIN oxides
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 14668033
- Volume :
- 19
- Issue :
- 43
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- CrystEngComm
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 126077805
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1039/c7ce01288h