Electrochemical Properties of Tin Sulfide Nano-Sheets as Cathode Material for Lithium-Sulfur Batteries

Muhammad Saleem; Muhammad Saleem; Gohar Mehboob; M. Shafiq Ahmed; Said Nasir Khisro; M. Z. Ansar; Kashif Mehmood; Rafiqa-Tul-Rasool; M. K. Alamgir; Ahsan Ejaz; M. Ghazanfar; Shahnwaz Hussain; Adil Ahmed; J. M. Ashfaq

doi:10.3389/fchem.2020.00254

Frontiers in Chemistry (Apr 2020)

Electrochemical Properties of Tin Sulfide Nano-Sheets as Cathode Material for Lithium-Sulfur Batteries

Muhammad Saleem,
Muhammad Saleem,
Gohar Mehboob,
M. Shafiq Ahmed,
Said Nasir Khisro,
M. Z. Ansar,
Kashif Mehmood,
Rafiqa-Tul-Rasool,
M. K. Alamgir,
Ahsan Ejaz,
M. Ghazanfar,
Shahnwaz Hussain,
Adil Ahmed,
J. M. Ashfaq

Affiliations

Muhammad Saleem: Institute for Advanced Study, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, China
Muhammad Saleem: Department of Optoelectronic Science and Technology, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, China
Gohar Mehboob: Department of Physics, University of Kotli Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Kotli, Pakistan
M. Shafiq Ahmed: Department of Physics, University of Kotli Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Kotli, Pakistan
Said Nasir Khisro: Department of Physics, University of Kotli Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Kotli, Pakistan
M. Z. Ansar: National Institute of Vacuum Science and Technology, National Centre for Physics, Islamabad, Pakistan
Kashif Mehmood: National Institute of Vacuum Science and Technology, National Centre for Physics, Islamabad, Pakistan
Rafiqa-Tul-Rasool: National Institute of Vacuum Science and Technology, National Centre for Physics, Islamabad, Pakistan
M. K. Alamgir: National Institute of Vacuum Science and Technology, National Centre for Physics, Islamabad, Pakistan
Ahsan Ejaz: Civil Engineering Department, Mirpur University of Science and Technology, Mirpur Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Mirpur, Pakistan
M. Ghazanfar: State Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behavior of Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China
Shahnwaz Hussain: State Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behavior of Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China
Adil Ahmed: School of Material Science and Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Shaanxi, China
J. M. Ashfaq: Department of Physics, University of Kotli Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Kotli, Pakistan

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3389/fchem.2020.00254
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 8

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Unprecedented self-assembled hierarchical nano-sheets of SnS were synthesized by the hydrothermal method. In a typical reaction, SnCl2.2H2O and Na2S.9H2O were used as reactants. Structural and morphological properties were studied by X-ray diffraction (XRD), and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) while the electrochemical properties were measured by cyclic voltammetry, charge-discharge cycles, and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS). SEM results showed the 1-D SnS nano-sheets with an average thickness of around 20 nm. Cyclic voltammogram and charge-discharge spectra showed good cycling stability. All these results showed that SnS nano-sheets are promising candidate material to be used as electrode for Li-S batteries.

Published in Frontiers in Chemistry

ISSN: 2296-2646 (Online)
Publisher: Frontiers Media S.A.
Country of publisher: Switzerland
LCC subjects: Science: Chemistry
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