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Laponite sheets have been widely used for the preparation of tough nanocomposite hydrogels for enticing applications, however, their inferior dispersion in aqueous media resulting from the electrostatic interactions between the...

Sn@Ni3Sn4 embedded nanocable-like carbon hybrids have been successfully prepared through a novel gas-phase route. The introduced Ni3Sn4 layer not only suppresses the tin-induced volume expansion, but also provides more voids and vacancies in the interior of the nanocables. When used as the anode in LIBs, the Sn@Ni3Sn4/C hybrids exhibit a long cycle life (360 mA h g(-1) at 1 A g(-1) after 1500 cycles).