Nano and Battery Anode: A Review

Table 2 Techniques and nanomaterials used in batteries

Techniques	Nanomaterials	Lithium storage capacity for electrode materials	References
Mechanical milling MWNT made by chemical vapor deposition	SWNT	600 mAh/g	[162]
Mechanical milling MWNT made by chemical vapor deposition	Sn	670 mAh/g (1st cycle)	[163]
Mechanical milling MWNT made by chemical vapor deposition	MWNT-Sn	570 mAh/g (1st cycle)	[163]
Mechanical milling MWNT made by chemical vapor deposition	MWNT-SnNi	512 mAh/g (1st cycle)	[163]
Mechanical milling	Ag_3.64Fe_15.6Sn₄₈	530 mAh/g (1st cycle)	[164]
Mechanical milling	Ag_3.64Fe_15.6Sn₄₈	420 mAh/g (300 cycle)	[164]
Chemical vapor deposition	MWNT	340 mAh/g	[165]
Electrochemical deposition	Cu₆Sn₅	400 mAh/g (30 cycle)	[166]
Mechanical milling	Si (78 nm) composites	1700 mAh/g	[167]
Sol–gel based template synthesis	V₂O₅ (nanowires)	147 mAh/g	[168]
Sol–gel synthesis	LiM_xFe_1−xPO₄ (M = Mg, Ti, Zr) (40–150 nm)	160–165 mAh/g at C/8	[169]
Hydrothermal reaction	TiO₂ nanotubes	170 mAh/g (1st cycle)	[170]
Sintering	WS₂ nanotubes	915 mAh/g (1st cycle)	[171]