title: Solvothermal synthesis of hollow urchin-like SnO2 nanospheres with superior lithium storage behavior.
abstract: Hollow urchin-like SnO2 nanospheres with ultrathin nanorods have been successfully synthesized via a simple complex solvothermal route. The formation mechanism of the as-synthesized SnO2 nanospheres was simply explained. When tested as anode, the as-obtained hollow urchin-like SnO2 nanospheres exhibit excellent rate and cycling performances. It was expected that the as-synthesized SnO2 nanospheres could be applied as anode materials for future lithium-ion batteries.
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory for Micro-Nano Optoelectronic Devices of Ministry of Education, State Key Laboratory for Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, PR China.
authors.forename: Jiwei
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Deng
authors.forename: Yuejiao
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Jianmin
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ma
authors.forename: Endi
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Taihong
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D008094:Lithium / Q000737:chemistry*; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D054118:Nanospheres; D017971:Tin Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D014961:X-Ray Diffraction
chemical_list: D017971:Tin Compounds; D008094:Lithium; C045358:stannic oxide