Tin/Tin Oxide Nanostructures: Formation, Application, and Atomic and Electronic Structure Peculiarities

For a very long period, tin was considered one of the most important metals for humans due to its easy access in nature and abundance of sources. In the past, tin was mainly used to make various utensils and weapons. Today, nanostructured tin and especially its oxide materials have been found to pos...

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Published in:Nanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland) Switzerland), 2023-08, Vol.13 (17), p.2391
Main Authors: Liu, Poting, Sivakov, Vladimir
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Analysis
Annealing
Atomic structure
Carbon
Chemical composition
Chemical properties
Chemical synthesis
Composite materials
Electrolytes
Electronic structure
Energy storage
Functional materials
Gas sensors
Heavy metals
Lithium
Metallic oxides
Methods
Nanomaterials
Nanoparticles
nanostructures
Photovoltaic cells
Physical properties
Properties
Review
Solar cells
Structure
synchrotron
Synchrotron radiation
Synchrotrons
Thin films
Tin
Tin dioxide
Tin oxide
Tin oxides
Utensils
X-ray spectroscopy
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Summary:For a very long period, tin was considered one of the most important metals for humans due to its easy access in nature and abundance of sources. In the past, tin was mainly used to make various utensils and weapons. Today, nanostructured tin and especially its oxide materials have been found to possess many characteristic physical and chemical properties that allow their use as functional materials in various fields such as energy storage, photocatalytic process, gas sensors, and solar cells. This review discusses current methods for the synthesis of Sn/SnO2 composite materials in form of powder or thin film, as well as the application of the most advanced characterization tools based on large-scale synchrotron radiation facilities to study their chemical composition and electronic features. In addition, the applications of Sn/SnO2 composites in various fields are presented in detail.
ISSN:2079-4991
2079-4991
DOI:10.3390/nano13172391