Tin-Based Amorphous Oxide: A High-Capacity Lithium-Ion-Storage Material
10.1126/science.276.5317.1395
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Abstract

A high-capacity lithium-storage material in metal-oxide form has been synthesized that can replace the carbon-based lithium intercalation materials currently in extensive use as the negative electrode (anode) of lithium-ion rechargeable batteries. This tin-based amorphous composite oxide (TCO) contains Sn(II)-O as the active center for lithium insertion and other glass-forming elements, which make up an oxide network. The TCO anode yields a specific capacity for reversible lithium adsorption more than 50 percent higher than those of the carbon families that persists after charge-discharge cycling when coupled with a lithium cobalt oxide cathode. Lithium-7 nuclear magnetic resonance measurements evidenced the high ionic state of lithium retained in the charged state, in which TCO accepted 8 moles of lithium ions per unit mole.

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Idota, Y., Kubota, T., Matsufuji, A., Maekawa, Y., & Miyasaka, T. (1997). Tin-Based Amorphous Oxide: A High-Capacity Lithium-Ion-Storage Material. Science, 276(5317), 1395–1397.

Authors 5
  1. Yoshio Idota (first)
  2. Tadahiko Kubota (additional)
  3. Akihiro Matsufuji (additional)
  4. Yukio Maekawa (additional)
  5. Tsutomu Miyasaka (additional)
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@article{Idota_1997, title={Tin-Based Amorphous Oxide: A High-Capacity Lithium-Ion-Storage Material}, volume={276}, ISSN={1095-9203}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.276.5317.1395}, DOI={10.1126/science.276.5317.1395}, number={5317}, journal={Science}, publisher={American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)}, author={Idota, Yoshio and Kubota, Tadahiko and Matsufuji, Akihiro and Maekawa, Yukio and Miyasaka, Tsutomu}, year={1997}, month=may, pages={1395–1397} }