Mo-Doped SnO2 Nanoparticles Embedded in Ultrathin Graphite Nanosheets as a High-Reversible-Capacity, Superior-Rate, and Long-Cycle-Life Anode Material for Lithium-Ion Batteries.

A new ternary Mo-SnO2-graphite composite has been constructed via hydrothermal and ball milling. The Mo/SnO2 hybrids were homogeneously dispersed in graphite nanosheets. In the Mo-SnO2-graphite, Mo can inhibit the Sn nanoparticle aggregation, enhance the reversible conversion reaction in lithiation, and improve the electrochemical performance. Consequently, the Mo-SnO2-graphite composite contributes a high capacity of 1317.4 mAh g-1 at 0.2 A g-1 after 200 cycles, remarkable rate property of 514.0 mAh g-1 at 5 A g-1, and long-term cyclic stabilization of 759.0 mAh g-1 after 950 cycles at 1.0 A g-1. With outstanding electrochemical performance and facial synthesis, the ternary Mo-SnO2-graphite is a hopeful anode material for lithium-ion batteries (LIBs).