Nanomaterials (Jun 2018)

Flower-like Cu2SnS3 Nanostructure Materials with High Crystallinity for Sodium Storage

  • Lin Fu,
  • Zhen Bi,
  • Benben Wei,
  • Lanyan Huang,
  • Xuzi Zhang,
  • Zhihong Chen,
  • Hua Liao,
  • Ming Li,
  • Chaoqun Shang,
  • Xin Wang

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3390/nano8070475
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 8, no. 7
p. 475

Abstract

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In this study, ternary Cu2SnS3 (CTS) nanostructure materials with high crystallinity were successfully prepared via a facile solvothermal method, which was followed by high-temperature treatment. The morphology of the as-synthesized samples is uniform flower-like spheres, with these spheres consisting of hierarchical nanosheets and possessing network features. Sodium storage measurements demonstrate that the annealed CTS electrodes have high initial reversible capacity (447.7 mAh·g−1 at a current density of 100 mA·g−1), good capacity retention (200.6 mAh·g−1 after 50 cycles at a current density of 100 mA·g−1) and considerable rate capability because of their high crystallinity and unique morphology. Such good performances indicate that the high crystallinity CTS is a promising anode material for sodium ion batteries.

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