A novel Mo-based oxide β-SnMoO4 as anode for lithium ion battery

Recently, the development of new electrode materials for lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) has received intensive attention. As an important family of inorganic materials, mixed Mo-based transition metal oxides system is focused as anode materials. In the present work, a simple route has been adopted for the synthesis of layered-flake-like beta-SnMoO4 Nano-assemblies, which have been explored as potential anode materials for the first time in lithium-ion battery (LIB). Overall, the current reports on metal molybdate as anode materials are still rarely. As the anode material for LIBs, it was observed that the fabricated anode is capable of delivering a steady state capacity of almost 400 mAh/g up to 300 cycles under the influence of 200 mA/g current density. Further, the anode material is suitable for use as a rated capacity anode because of its high current density tolerance. The present study can be further extended for the generation of a wide variety of other novel materials for multidisciplinary energy related applications. (C) 2019 Chinese Chemical Society and Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.