Preparation of a Ni3Sn2 alloy-type anode embedded in carbon nanofibers by electrospinning for lithium-ion batteries


Ibadulla N. Belgibayeva A. Nurpeissova A. Bakenov Z. Kalimuldina G.
29 September 2022Royal Society of Chemistry

RSC Advances
2022#12Issue 4327899 - 27906 pp.

A pure-phase Ni3Sn2 intermetallic alloy encapsulated in a carbon nanofiber matrix (Ni3Sn2@CNF) was successfully prepared by electrospinning and applied as anode for lithium-ion batteries. The physical and electrochemical properties of the Ni3Sn2@CNF were compared to that of pure CNF. The resultant Ni3Sn2@CNF anode produced a high initial discharge capacity of ∼1300 mA h g−1, later stabilizing and retaining ∼350 mA h g−1 (vs. 133 mA h g−1 for CNF) after 100 cycles at 0.1C. Furthermore, even at a high current density of 1C, it delivered a high initial discharge capacity of ∼1000 mA h g−1, retaining ∼313 mA h g−1 (vs. 66 mA h g−1 for CNF) at the 200th cycle. The superior electrochemical properties of the Ni3Sn2@CNF over CNF were attributed to the presence of electrochemically active Sn and decreased charge-transfer resistance with the alloy encapsulation, as confirmed from cyclic voltammetry (CV) and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) results. Finally, post-mortem field-emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM) images proved the preservation of the carbon nanofibers and the alloy after cycling, confirming the successful accommodation of the volume changes during the alloying/dealloying reactions of Sn in the Ni3Sn2@CNF.



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National Laboratory Astana, Kabanbay Batyr Ave. 53, Nur-Sultan, 010000, Kazakhstan
Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, School of Engineering and Digital Sciences, Nazarbayev University, Kabanbay Batyr Ave. 53, Nur-Sultan, 010000, Kazakhstan
Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, School of Engineering and Digital Sciences, Nazarbayev University, Kabanbay Batyr Ave. 53, Nur-Sultan, 010000, Kazakhstan

National Laboratory Astana
Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering
Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

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