A preparation method of a
tin-silver-
copper-aluminum
quaternary alloy and its application in the negative
electrode of a secondary battery belong to the technical field of secondary batteries. The present invention aims to solve the problems of limited materials, high cost, complex preparation process, and unsatisfactory electrochemical performance of
alloy negative electrodes in existing secondary batteries. Method: 1. Using
tin, silver,
copper, and aluminum targets as raw materials, setting the
argon gas flow rate; 2. Setting the magnetron
sputtering power parameters of the
tin target, silver target,
copper target, and aluminum target respectively; 3. Setting the magnetron
sputtering time and substrate speed, turning on the magnetron
sputtering power supply, starting sputtering on the
current collector, and ending sputtering to obtain a tin-silver-copper-aluminum
quaternary alloy. A tin-silver-copper-aluminum
quaternary alloy is used as the negative
electrode active material of a secondary battery. The preparation process of the present invention is relatively simple, so the cost is greatly reduced. The present invention solves the shortcomings of limited
lithium resource reserves and high cost of existing
lithium-
ion batteries. In addition, the present invention is simpler,
safer, more reliable, and has higher
energy density than existing
sodium-
ion batteries.