Rational engineering of a carbon skeleton supported tin dioxide nanocomposite from MOF on graphene precursor for superior lithium and sodium ion storage

Longbiao Yu; Rui Zhang; Ruixin Jia; Wenhao Fa; Haoyu Yin; Lian Ying Zhang; Hongliang Li; Binghui Xu

doi:10.1016/j.jcis.2023.09.065

Rational engineering of a carbon skeleton supported tin dioxide nanocomposite from MOF on graphene precursor for superior lithium and sodium ion storage

J Colloid Interface Sci. 2024 Jan;653(Pt A):359-369. doi: 10.1016/j.jcis.2023.09.065. Epub 2023 Sep 12.

Authors

Longbiao Yu¹, Rui Zhang¹, Ruixin Jia¹, Wenhao Fa¹, Haoyu Yin¹, Lian Ying Zhang¹, Hongliang Li², Binghui Xu³

Affiliations

¹ Institute of Materials for Energy and Environment, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266071, China.
² Institute of Materials for Energy and Environment, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266071, China. Electronic address: lhl@qdu.edu.cn.
³ Institute of Materials for Energy and Environment, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266071, China. Electronic address: xubinghuicsu@163.com.

PMID: 37717436
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2023.09.065

Abstract

Tin dioxide (SnO₂) is being investigated as a promising anode material for both lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) and sodium-ion batteries (SIBs). Effectively dispersing small sized SnO₂ crystals in well-designed carbonaceous matrices using eco-friendly materials and simplified methods is an urgent task. Herein, gallic acid (GA) molecules, abundant in plant kingdom, are firstly selected to react with few-layered graphene oxide (GO) in mild hydrothermal condition, and the GA modulated reduced graphene oxide (GA@RGO) supporting skeleton can be obtained. Then Sn-GA metal-organic framework (MOF) domains can be directly engineered on the surface of the GA@RGO sheets with controlled size and improved dispersion. Finally, the well-designed Sn-GA@RGO precursor is converted to the SnO₂/C/RGO nanocomposite with significantly optimized microstructure. The SnO₂/C/RGO sample delivers an excellent specific capacity of 823.6 mAh·g^-1 after 700 cycles at 1000 mA·g^-1 in half-cells and 741.3 mAh·g^-1 after 50 cycles at 200 mA·g^-1 in full-cells for LIBs, a specific capacity of 370.3 mAh·g^-1 after 600 cycles at 200 mA·g^-1 in half-cells for SIBs. The sample preparation strategy is rationally established by comprehensively understanding the interactions between GO sheets, Sn²⁺ ions and GA molecules, and the engineered SnO₂/C/RGO nanocomposite has good prospects in wider fields.

Keywords: Gallic acid; Graphene oxide; Lithium-ion batteries; Sodium-ion batteries; Tin dioxide.