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Abstract. Sn/SnSb, Sn/Bi, and Sn/SnSb/Bi multi-phase materials were synthesised via reduction of cationic precursors with NaBH4 and with Zn, and were tested for their suitability as anode materials for Li-ion batteries by galvanostatic cycling. The rapid reduction with NaBH 4 yielded the finer materials with the better cycling stabilities, whereas the reduction with Zn yielded the purer materials with the lower irreversible capacities in the first cycle. Reversible capacities of ~ 600 mAh gq, ~ 350 -400 mAh g-t, and ~ 500 mAh g-t were obtained for Sn/SnSb, Sn/Bi, and Sn/SnSb/Bi, respectively. The cycling stability of the materials decreased in the order Sn/SnSb > Sn/SnSb/Bi > Sn/Bi, which is in part attributed to the presence / absence of intermetallic phases which undergo phase-separation during lithiation.

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