Despite there being many reports on SnO2-based anode materials, most of the electrode materials are tested in half cells using lithium metal with unlimited lithium-ion sources as the counter electrode, which may conceal the real properties of these composites to a certain extent. In this study, a ternary SnO2-Co-C composite was fabricated by a scalable ball milling strategy. The composite exhibited high initial Coulombic efficiency (ICE, > 80%), a large capacity (similar to 900 mA h g(-1)) and superior cycling stability (capacity retention more than 99% after 100 cycles) in half cells. Further...
