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Nanocrystalline CoSn2-carbon composite electrode prepared by using sonochemistry
Authors:Nacimiento Francisco  Alcántara Ricardo  Nwokeke Uche G  González José R  Tirado José L
Affiliation:Laboratorio de Química Inorgánica, Universidad de Córdoba, Edificio C3, Campus de Rabanales, 14071 Córdoba, Spain
Abstract:A sonochemical method has been used to prepare negative electrode materials containing intermetallic nanoparticles and polyacrylonitrile (PAN). The ultrasound irradiation is applied to achieve small particle size. After annealing at 490 °C under Ar-flow, the polymer PAN is partially carbonized and the metallic nanoparticles are surrounded by a carbonaceous matrix. The main metallic phase is CoSn2. The carbonaceous coating and the surface oxides have been explored by using XPS. The resulting CoSn2-carbonaceous phase electrode (CoSn2@C) shows improved electrochemical behavior (ca. 450 mAh/g after 50 cycles) in comparison with previous reports on pure crystalline CoSn2. The reaction between CoSn2@C and Li has been studied by using XRD and 119Sn Mössbauer spectroscopy. The formation of large grains of crystalline LixSn phases after the first discharge is discarded. The small particle size which is achieved by using ultrasonication and the carbonaceous matrix contribute to maintain the Co-Sn interactions during the electrochemical cycling. The aggregation of the nanosized metallic particles upon electrochemical cycling can be suppressed by the carbonaceous matrix (pyrolytic PAN).
Keywords:Lithium ion batteries   Intermetallics   Tin   Polyacrylonitrile   CoSn2
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