Controlled synthesis of Sb nanostructures and their conversion to CoSb3 nanoparticle chains for li-ion battery electrodes

• Main Authors: Zhu, Jixin, Sun, Ting, Chen, Jun Song, Shi, Wenhui, Zhang, Xiaojun, Lou, David Xiong Wen, Mhaisalkar, Subodh Gautam, Hng, Huey Hoon, Boey, Freddy Yin Chiang, Ma, Jan, Yan, Qingyu
• Other Authors: School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2012
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Materials::Nanostructured materials
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/106565; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/8317
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Nanostructured Sb was prepared through a simple polyol process. Either Sb nanoparticles (Sb NP) or nanowires (Sb NW) were obtained by adjusting the concentration of surfactant. Electrochemical analyses revealed that the resultant Sb crystals displayed high charge storage capacities as Li-ion battery...