Chemical Research in Chinese Universities ›› 2006, Vol. 22 ›› Issue (5): 639-642.doi:

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A New Tin Graphite Intercalation Compound for Lithium Ion Batteries

XIE Hai-ming1,2, YAN Xue-dong1, YU Hai-ying1, ZHANG Ling-yun1, YANG Gui-ling1, XU Yang1 and WANG Rong-shun1   

    1. Department of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University, Changchun 130024, P. R. China;
    2. Department of Chemistry, Inner Mongolia University for Nationalities, Tongliao 028043, P. R. China
  • Received:2005-11-17 Revised:1900-01-01 Online:2006-09-25 Published:2006-09-25
  • Contact: WANG Rong-shun E-mail:wangrs@nenu.edu.cn

Abstract: A new composite material was fabricated by intercalating tin nanoparticles into graphite. The tin graphite intercalation compound(Sn-GIC) was prepared by the interactions of tin tetrachloride with KC8(K-GIC) in tetrahydrofuran(THF). As the anode of lithium ion batteries, Sn-GIC presents a steady reversible capacity(363 mA·h/g) and a good cycling performance in comparison with Sn and SnO2, it suggests that the association of tin with graphite not only improves the reversible capacities, but also prevents the volume changes resulted from lithium insertion and extraction with tin during a charge-discharge process.

Key words: Lithium ion battery, Anode material, Sn-GIC, Lithium ion battery, Anode material, Sn-GIC