@article{25221,
  keywords = {plasma, lithium batteries, anode, microwave, Sn/C},
  author = {Marek Marcinek and Laurence J Hardwick and Thomas J Richardson and Xiangyun Song and Robert Kostecki},
  title = {Microwave Plasma Chemical Vapor Deposition of Nano-Structured Sn/C Composite Thin-Film anodes for Li-ion Batteries},
  abstract = {<p>A novel synthesis method of thin-film composite Sn/C anodes for lithium batteries is reported. Thin layers of graphitic carbon decorated with uniformly distributed Sn nanoparticles were synthesized from a solid organic precursor Sn(IV) <em>tert</em>-butoxide by a one-step microwave plasma chemical vapor deposition (MPCVD). The thin-film Sn/C electrodes were electrochemically tested in lithium half cells and produced a reversible capacity of 423 and 297 mAh g<sup>−1</sup> at <em>C</em>/25 and 5<em>C</em> discharge rates, respectively. A long-term cycling of the Sn/C nanocomposite anodes showed 40% capacity loss after 500 cycles at 1<em>C</em> rate.</p>},
  year = {2007},
  journal = {Journal of Power Sources},
  volume = {173},
  pages = {965-971},
  month = {11/2007},
  doi = {10.1016/j.jpowsour.2007.08.084},
  note = {<p>X Polish Conference on Systems with Fast Ionic Transport</p>},
  language = {eng},
}