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Ni-P Coated Sn Powders as Anode for Lithium Secondary Batteries

  • Jo, Yong-Nam (Korea Electron Technology Institute) ;
  • Im, Dong-Min (Materials Lab, Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology) ;
  • Kim, Jae-Jung (School of Chemical and Biological Engineering, and Research Center for Energy Conversion & Storage Seoul National University) ;
  • Oh, Seung-M. (School of Chemical and Biological Engineering, and Research Center for Energy Conversion & Storage Seoul National University)
  • Published : 2007.05.28
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Abstract

Nano-sized Sn particles were coated with Ni-P layer using an electroless deposition method and their anodic performance was tested for lithium secondary batteries. Uniform coating layers were obtained, of which the thickness was controlled by varying the $Ni^{2+}$ concentration in the plating bath. It was found that the Ni-P layer plays two important roles in improving the anodic performance of Sn powder electrode. First, it prevents the inter-particle aggregation between Sn particles during the charge/discharge process. Second, it provides an electrical conduction pathway to the Sn particles, which allows an electrode fabrication without an addition of conductive carbon. A pseudo-optimized sample showed a good cyclability and high capacity ($>400mAh\;g^{-1}$) even without conductive carbon loading.

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