Enhanced charge–discharge properties of SnO2 nanocrystallites in confined carbon nanospace†
Abstract
Almost perfect embedding of SnO2 nanocrystallites in carbon nanopores was achieved by in situ synthesis using vaporized SnCl2 and silica opal-derived nanoporous carbons. The reversibility of SnO2–Sn conversion and Sn–Li alloying/de-alloying reactions was greatly enhanced by the confinement in regulated carbon nanospace.