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Title: Electrodeposition of Tin and Antimony-Based Anode Materials for Sodium-Ion Batteries
Tin antimonide (SnSb) is a promising alloying anode for sodium-ion batteries due to its high theoretical capacity and relative stability. The material is popular in the battery field, but, to our knowledge, few studies have been conducted on the influence of altering Sn and Sb stoichiometry on anode capacity retention and efficiency over time. Here, Sn-Sb electrodes were synthesized with compositional control by optimizing electrodeposition parameters and stoichiometry in solution and the alloys were cycled in sodium-ion half-cells to investigate the effects of stoichiometry on both performance and electrochemical phenomena. Higher concentrations of antimony deposited into the films were found to best maintain specific capacity over 270 cycles in the tin-antimony alloys, with each cell showing a slow, gradual decrease in capacity. We identified that a 1:3 ratio of Sn:Sb retained a specific capacity of 486 mAh g−1after 270 cycles, highlighting a need to explore this material further. These results demonstrate how control over stoichiometry in Sn-Sb electrodes is a viable method for tuning performance.  more » « less
Award ID(s):
2211067
PAR ID:
10530635
Author(s) / Creator(s):
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Publisher / Repository:
Electrochemical Society
Date Published:
Journal Name:
Journal of The Electrochemical Society
Volume:
171
Issue:
4
ISSN:
0013-4651
Page Range / eLocation ID:
040524
Format(s):
Medium: X
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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