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Structural and Electrochemical Properties of Flower-Like SnS₂ Architectures as Cathodic Material for Lithium-Sulfur Batteries

N. Masood¹, A. M. Toufiq^2,*, S. Magam^3,4, S. M. W. Ali², M. T. Qureshi^3,*

1 Chemistry Department, College of Science, University of Ha’il, Ha’il, 81451, Saudi Arabia
2 Department of Physics, Hazara University Mansehra, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Mansehra, 21300, Pakistan
3 Department of Basic Sciences, College of Preparatory Year, University of Ha’il, Ha’il, 55476, Saudi Arabia
4 Department of Marine Chemistry and Pollution, Faculty of Marine Science and Environment, Hodeidah University, Hodeidah, P.O. Box 3114, Yemen

* Corresponding Authors: A. M. Toufiq. Email: ; M. T. Qureshi. Email:

Chalcogenide Letters 2025, 22(12), 1047-1053. https://doi.org/10.15251/CL.2025.2212.1047

Accepted 11 September 2025; Issue published 08 December 2025

Abstract

Self-assembled highly hierarchical novel SnS₂ microflowers having acute edge nanopetals have been fabricated using a facile template-free hydrothermal growth technique utilizing Tin (II) chloride dihydrate (SnCl₂·2H₂O) and Sodium sulfide nonahydrate (Na₂S·9H₂O) as reaction reagents. Morphological analysis exhibits the flower-type SnS₂ microarchitectures ranging from 4 to 7 μm. The vibrational mode measured at A_1g = 314 cm⁻¹ confirms the existence of hexagonal phase SnS₂ using Raman spectroscopy. The electrochemical results suggest the promise of as-synthesized SnS₂ structures as a cathodic material in lithium-sulfur batteries.

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