“…Fabrication techniques of nano-structured Sn, SnO 2 and carbon/tin composites include autocatalytic deposition [44], ball-milling [41,45,51], chemical reduction [46,50], electrodeposition [47], hydrolysis [48], pyrolysis [49,] sputtering [52], plasma laser deposition (PLD) [53], sol-gel techniques [54], partial reduction [55], precipitation [56], sonochemical methods [57], and vapor deposition [58]. However, these processes often involve several time consuming steps and offer only limited control of the particle size and distribution.…”