Tin-graphene tubes as anodes for lithium-ion batteries with high volumetric and gravimetric energy densities

Here the authors report a tin anode design by encapsulating tin nanoparticles in graphene tubes. The design exhibits high capacity, good rate performance and cycling stability. Pairing with NMC, the full cell delivers a volumetric energy density twice as high as that for the commercial cell.

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Main Authors: Runwei Mo, Xinyi Tan, Fan Li, Ran Tao, Jinhui Xu, Dejia Kong, Zhiyong Wang, Bin Xu, Xiang Wang, Chongmin Wang, Jinlai Li, Yiting Peng, Yunfeng Lu
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Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2020-03-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-14859-z
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spelling doaj-cd51989a7bda489b93f1ec9bb5a86ec12021-05-11T08:49:45ZengNature Publishing GroupNature Communications2041-17232020-03-0111111110.1038/s41467-020-14859-zTin-graphene tubes as anodes for lithium-ion batteries with high volumetric and gravimetric energy densitiesRunwei Mo0Xinyi Tan1Fan Li2Ran Tao3Jinhui Xu4Dejia Kong5Zhiyong Wang6Bin Xu7Xiang Wang8Chongmin Wang9Jinlai Li10Yiting Peng11Yunfeng Lu12Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of CaliforniaChemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of CaliforniaChemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of CaliforniaChemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of CaliforniaChemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of CaliforniaChemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of CaliforniaChemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of CaliforniaState Key Laboratory of Supramolecular Structure and Materials, Jilin UniversityEnvironmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory, Pacific Northwest National LaboratoryEnvironmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory, Pacific Northwest National LaboratoryENN Group, LangfangShanghai Key Laboratory of Materials Protection and Advanced Materials in Electric Power, Shanghai University of Electric PowerChemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of CaliforniaHere the authors report a tin anode design by encapsulating tin nanoparticles in graphene tubes. The design exhibits high capacity, good rate performance and cycling stability. Pairing with NMC, the full cell delivers a volumetric energy density twice as high as that for the commercial cell.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-14859-z
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author Runwei Mo
Xinyi Tan
Fan Li
Ran Tao
Jinhui Xu
Dejia Kong
Zhiyong Wang
Bin Xu
Xiang Wang
Chongmin Wang
Jinlai Li
Yiting Peng
Yunfeng Lu
spellingShingle Runwei Mo
Xinyi Tan
Fan Li
Ran Tao
Jinhui Xu
Dejia Kong
Zhiyong Wang
Bin Xu
Xiang Wang
Chongmin Wang
Jinlai Li
Yiting Peng
Yunfeng Lu
Tin-graphene tubes as anodes for lithium-ion batteries with high volumetric and gravimetric energy densities
Nature Communications
author_facet Runwei Mo
Xinyi Tan
Fan Li
Ran Tao
Jinhui Xu
Dejia Kong
Zhiyong Wang
Bin Xu
Xiang Wang
Chongmin Wang
Jinlai Li
Yiting Peng
Yunfeng Lu
author_sort Runwei Mo
title Tin-graphene tubes as anodes for lithium-ion batteries with high volumetric and gravimetric energy densities
title_short Tin-graphene tubes as anodes for lithium-ion batteries with high volumetric and gravimetric energy densities
title_full Tin-graphene tubes as anodes for lithium-ion batteries with high volumetric and gravimetric energy densities
title_fullStr Tin-graphene tubes as anodes for lithium-ion batteries with high volumetric and gravimetric energy densities
title_full_unstemmed Tin-graphene tubes as anodes for lithium-ion batteries with high volumetric and gravimetric energy densities
title_sort tin-graphene tubes as anodes for lithium-ion batteries with high volumetric and gravimetric energy densities
publisher Nature Publishing Group
series Nature Communications
issn 2041-1723
publishDate 2020-03-01
description Here the authors report a tin anode design by encapsulating tin nanoparticles in graphene tubes. The design exhibits high capacity, good rate performance and cycling stability. Pairing with NMC, the full cell delivers a volumetric energy density twice as high as that for the commercial cell.
url https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-14859-z
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