title: Sn@Ni3Sn4 embedded nanocable-like carbon hybrids for stable lithium-ion batteries.
abstract: Sn@Ni3Sn4 embedded nanocable-like carbon hybrids have been successfully prepared through a novel gas-phase route. The introduced Ni3Sn4 layer not only suppresses the tin-induced volume expansion, but also provides more voids and vacancies in the interior of the nanocables. When used as the anode in LIBs, the Sn@Ni3Sn4/C hybrids exhibit a long cycle life (360 mA h g(-1) at 1 A g(-1) after 1500 cycles).
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory for Ultrafine Materials of Ministry of Education, School of Materials Science and Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China. czli@ecust.edu.cn huyanjie@ecust.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Xiaoyu
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Hou
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory for Ultrafine Materials of Ministry of Education, School of Materials Science and Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China. czli@ecust.edu.cn huyanjie@ecust.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Yanjie
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hu
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory for Ultrafine Materials of Ministry of Education, School of Materials Science and Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China. czli@ecust.edu.cn huyanjie@ecust.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Hao
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Jiang
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory for Ultrafine Materials of Ministry of Education, School of Materials Science and Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China. czli@ecust.edu.cn huyanjie@ecust.edu.cn and Shanghai Nanotechnology Promotion Center, Shanghai 200237, China.
authors.forename: Yunfeng
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory for Ultrafine Materials of Ministry of Education, School of Materials Science and Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China. czli@ecust.edu.cn huyanjie@ecust.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Xiaofeng
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Niu
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory for Ultrafine Materials of Ministry of Education, School of Materials Science and Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China. czli@ecust.edu.cn huyanjie@ecust.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Chunzhong
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Li