@article{Lu2013, 
author = {Jun Lu and Caiyun Nan and Lihong Li and Qing Peng and Yadong Li},
title = {Flexible SnS nanobelts: Facile synthesis, formation mechanism and application in Li-ion batteries},
year = {2013},
journal = {Nano Research},
volume = {6},
number = {1},
pages = {55-64},
keywords = {Li-ion battery, tin sulfide, nanobelts, morphology preservation},
url = {https://www.sciopen.com/article/10.1007/s12274-012-0281-7},
doi = {10.1007/s12274-012-0281-7},
abstract = {[020]-oriented tin sulfide nanobelts with a length/thickness ratio of 100 have been synthesized by a facile hydrothermal method without any surfactants, and the nanobelts have shown good strain-accommodating properties as well as good electrochemical performance as the anode for Li-ion batteries. The formation of the nanobelts results from a precipitation–dissolution–transformation mechanism, and the [020] oriented growth can be ascribed to the {010} facet family having the lowest atomic density. In particular, SnS shows clear Li–Sn alloying/de-alloying reversible reactions in the potential range 0.1–1.0 V. Based on galvanostatic measurements and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy, SnS nanobelts have shown impressive rate performance. The post-cycled SnS nanobelts were completely transformed into metallic tin, and preserved the one-dimensional structure due to their flexibility which accommodates the large volumetric expansion.}
}