title: Carbon-Coated Hierarchical SnO2 Hollow Spheres for Lithium Ion Batteries.
abstract: Hierarchical SnO2 hollow spheres self-assembled from nanosheets were prepared with and without carbon coating. The combination of nanosized architecture, hollow structure, and a conductive carbon layer endows the SnO2 -based anode with improved specific capacity and cycling stability, making it more promising for use in lithium ion batteries.
authors.affiliation: Institute for Superconducting and Electronic Materials, Australian Institute for Innovative Materials, University of Wollongong, Innovation Campus, Squires Way, North Wollongong, NSW 2522, Australia.
authors.forename: Qiannan
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: Institute for Superconducting and Electronic Materials, Australian Institute for Innovative Materials, University of Wollongong, Innovation Campus, Squires Way, North Wollongong, NSW 2522, Australia.
authors.forename: Yuhai
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Dou
authors.affiliation: Institute for Superconducting and Electronic Materials, Australian Institute for Innovative Materials, University of Wollongong, Innovation Campus, Squires Way, North Wollongong, NSW 2522, Australia.
authors.forename: Boyang
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Ruan
authors.affiliation: School of Chemistry, Physics and Mechanical Engineering, Queensland University of Technology, Gardens Point, Brisbane, QLD 4000, Australia. ziqi.sun@qut.edu.au.
authors.forename: Ziqi
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.affiliation: Institute for Superconducting and Electronic Materials, Australian Institute for Innovative Materials, University of Wollongong, Innovation Campus, Squires Way, North Wollongong, NSW 2522, Australia. shulei@uow.edu.au.
authors.forename: Shu-Lei
authors.identifier: http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1155-6082
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Chou
authors.affiliation: Institute for Superconducting and Electronic Materials, Australian Institute for Innovative Materials, University of Wollongong, Innovation Campus, Squires Way, North Wollongong, NSW 2522, Australia.
authors.forename: Shi Xue
authors.initials: SX
authors.lastname: Dou
keywords: SnO2; carbon coating; hierarchical; lithium ion battery; nanostructures