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CAS Researchers Encapsulate Tin Nanoparticles in Nanospheres for Li-ion Anode Materials

Posted on June 24, 2008

The structure and the lithiation process of the tin nanoparticles encapsulated with elastic hollow carbon spheres. Click to enlarge. Image: Prof. Li-Jun WanResearchers at the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Key Laboratory of Molecular Nanostructure and Nanotechnology have successfully designed and synthesized tin-based nanostructured anode materials for high-performance lithium-ion batteries. The work was published in a recent issue of the journal Advanced Materials.Metallic tin is considered a promising anode material for lithium-ion batteries because its theoretical specific capacity (Li4....

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