@article{oai:soar-ir.repo.nii.ac.jp:00021688, author = {Arai, Susumu and Fukuoka, Ryosuke}, issue = {3}, journal = {JOURNAL OF APPLIED ELECTROCHEMISTRY}, month = {Mar}, note = {A carbon nanotube (CNT)-reinforced noble tin anode structure in which CNTs fasten the tin layer to a copper underlayer has been fabricated using plating techniques so as to improve the cyclability of lithium-ion batteries. In this process, a Cu/CNTs composite layer, on one side of which CNTs protrude from the surface, is formed using a reverse current electrodeposition technique. The surface of this composite layer is subsequently coated with a tin layer by a substitution-type electroless plating technique, resulting in the CNT-reinforced noble tin anode structure. The electrochemical characteristics of this noble tin anode structure have been evaluated and compared to those of a tin anode structure without CNTs. The noble tin anode structure shows significantly improved cyclability compared with the tin anode structure and maintains a higher reversible capacity of 591 mAh g(-1), a value that is 1.6 times the theoretical capacity of graphite, even after 30 cycles., Article, JOURNAL OF APPLIED ELECTROCHEMISTRY. 46(3):331-338 (2016)}, pages = {331--338}, title = {A carbon nanotube-reinforced noble tin anode structure for lithium-ion batteries}, volume = {46}, year = {2016} }