In this work,azobenzene mesogen-containing tin thiolates have been synthesized,which possess ordered lamellar structures persistent to higher temperature and serve as liquid crystalline precursors.Based on the preorga...In this work,azobenzene mesogen-containing tin thiolates have been synthesized,which possess ordered lamellar structures persistent to higher temperature and serve as liquid crystalline precursors.Based on the preorganized tin thiolate precursors,Sn S nanocrystals encapsulated with in-situ N-doped carbon layer have been achieved through a simple solventless pyrolysis process with the azobenzene mesogenic thiolate precursor served as Sn,S,N,and C sources simultaneously.Thus prepared nanocomposite materials as anode of lithium ion batteries present a large specific capacity of 604.6 m Ah·g^(-1)at a current density of 100 m A·g^(-1),keeping a high capacity retention up to 96% after 80 cycles,and display high rate capability due to the synergistic effect of well-dispersed Sn S nanocrystals and N-doped carbon layer.Such encouraging results shed a light on the controlled preparation of advanced nanocomposites based on liquid crystalline metallomesogen precursors and may boost their novel intriguing applications.展开更多
Thin films of SnSx,semiconductors,have been successfully synthesized by ultrasonic spray pyrolysis technique,using two precursors namely:tin(II)chloride and tin(IV)chloride,respectively.The solutions were prepare...Thin films of SnSx,semiconductors,have been successfully synthesized by ultrasonic spray pyrolysis technique,using two precursors namely:tin(II)chloride and tin(IV)chloride,respectively.The solutions were prepared by the dilution of different Sn molarities of the two precursors separately.The precursor molarities were varied from 0.04 to 0.07 mol/L,whereas that of S was fixed at 0.1 mol/L.The present work focuses on the effect of the different precursor’s molarities on the nature and the properties of the prepared thin films in order to optimize the growth conditions.X-ray diffraction analysis reveals that the precursor’s molarities alter the grain size of the prepared films,which varied from 8 to 14 nm and from 12 to 16 nm,according to the used precursor.The films analysis by SEM,shows that the SnS2 films are more dense and smooth than the SnS films.The composition of the elements is analysed with an EDX spectrometer,and the obtained result for M(sn)=0:07 mol/L indicates that the atomic ratio of Sn to S is 51.57:48:43 and 36:64 for films synthesized from the first and second precursors respectively.Electrical measurements show that the conductivity behavior depends on the used precursors and their molarities.展开更多
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.21574062)the Huaian High-Technology Research Institute of Nanjing University,China(Grant No.2011Q1)
文摘In this work,azobenzene mesogen-containing tin thiolates have been synthesized,which possess ordered lamellar structures persistent to higher temperature and serve as liquid crystalline precursors.Based on the preorganized tin thiolate precursors,Sn S nanocrystals encapsulated with in-situ N-doped carbon layer have been achieved through a simple solventless pyrolysis process with the azobenzene mesogenic thiolate precursor served as Sn,S,N,and C sources simultaneously.Thus prepared nanocomposite materials as anode of lithium ion batteries present a large specific capacity of 604.6 m Ah·g^(-1)at a current density of 100 m A·g^(-1),keeping a high capacity retention up to 96% after 80 cycles,and display high rate capability due to the synergistic effect of well-dispersed Sn S nanocrystals and N-doped carbon layer.Such encouraging results shed a light on the controlled preparation of advanced nanocomposites based on liquid crystalline metallomesogen precursors and may boost their novel intriguing applications.
文摘Thin films of SnSx,semiconductors,have been successfully synthesized by ultrasonic spray pyrolysis technique,using two precursors namely:tin(II)chloride and tin(IV)chloride,respectively.The solutions were prepared by the dilution of different Sn molarities of the two precursors separately.The precursor molarities were varied from 0.04 to 0.07 mol/L,whereas that of S was fixed at 0.1 mol/L.The present work focuses on the effect of the different precursor’s molarities on the nature and the properties of the prepared thin films in order to optimize the growth conditions.X-ray diffraction analysis reveals that the precursor’s molarities alter the grain size of the prepared films,which varied from 8 to 14 nm and from 12 to 16 nm,according to the used precursor.The films analysis by SEM,shows that the SnS2 films are more dense and smooth than the SnS films.The composition of the elements is analysed with an EDX spectrometer,and the obtained result for M(sn)=0:07 mol/L indicates that the atomic ratio of Sn to S is 51.57:48:43 and 36:64 for films synthesized from the first and second precursors respectively.Electrical measurements show that the conductivity behavior depends on the used precursors and their molarities.