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Pach GF, Adhikari PR, Quinn J, Wang C, Singh A, Verma A, Colclasure A, Kim JH, Teeter G, Veith GM, Neale NR, Carroll GM. Boron-Silicon Alloy Nanoparticles as a Promising New Material in Lithium-Ion Battery Anodes. ACS ENERGY LETTERS 2024; 9:2492-2499. [PMID: 38911534 PMCID: PMC11190990 DOI: 10.1021/acsenergylett.4c00856] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2024] [Revised: 04/26/2024] [Accepted: 05/01/2024] [Indexed: 06/25/2024]
Abstract
Silicon's potential as a lithium-ion battery (LIB) anode is hindered by the reactivity of the lithium silicide (Li x Si) interface. This study introduces an innovative approach by alloying silicon with boron, creating boron/silicon (BSi) nanoparticles synthesized via plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition. These nanoparticles exhibit altered electronic structures as evidenced by optical, structural, and chemical analysis. Integrated into LIB anodes, BSi demonstrates outstanding cycle stability, surpassing 1000 lithiation and delithiation cycles with minimal capacity fade or impedance growth. Detailed electrochemical and microscopic characterization reveal very little SEI growth through 1000 cycles, which suggests that electrolyte degradation is virtually nonexistent. This unconventional strategy offers a promising avenue for high-performance LIB anodes with the potential for rapid scale-up, marking a significant advancement in silicon anode technology.
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Affiliation(s)
- Gregory F. Pach
- Chemistry
and Nanoscience Center, National Renewable
Energy Laboratory, 15013 Denver West Parkway, Golden, Colorado 80401, United States
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- Chemistry
and Nanoscience Center, National Renewable
Energy Laboratory, 15013 Denver West Parkway, Golden, Colorado 80401, United States
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- Environmental
Molecular Sciences Laboratory, Pacific Northwest
National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99342, United States
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- Environmental
Molecular Sciences Laboratory, Pacific Northwest
National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99342, United States
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- Energy
Conversion and Storage Systems Center, National
Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, Colorado 80401, United States
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- Energy
Conversion and Storage Systems Center, National
Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, Colorado 80401, United States
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- Energy
Conversion and Storage Systems Center, National
Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, Colorado 80401, United States
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- Chemistry
and Nanoscience Center, National Renewable
Energy Laboratory, 15013 Denver West Parkway, Golden, Colorado 80401, United States
- Department
of Nanoenergy Engineering, Pusan National
University, Busan 46241, Republic of Korea
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- Materials
Sciences Center, National Renewable Energy
Laboratory, 15013 Denver West Parkway, Golden, Colorado 80401, United States
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- Chemical
Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831, United States
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- Chemistry
and Nanoscience Center, National Renewable
Energy Laboratory, 15013 Denver West Parkway, Golden, Colorado 80401, United States
- Renewable
and Sustainable Energy Institute, University
of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, Colorado 80309, United States
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- Chemistry
and Nanoscience Center, National Renewable
Energy Laboratory, 15013 Denver West Parkway, Golden, Colorado 80401, United States
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Shen J, Yang G, Duan G, Guo X, Li L, Cao B. NiFe-LDH/MXene nano-array hybrid architecture for exceptional capacitive lithium storage. Dalton Trans 2022; 51:18462-18472. [PMID: 36416750 DOI: 10.1039/d2dt03024a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
Abstract
Layered double hydroxides (LDHs) have great advantages in the domain of energy storage because of their exchangeable anions and large specific surface area. Nevertheless, the shortcomings of their poor electrical conductivity, easy stacking of nanosheets, and large volume variation in the cycling processes lead to unsatisfactory cycling stability and rate performance, which severely limits their further application. Therefore, we generated homogeneous nanoarrays of NiFe-LDH on the surface of Ti3C2Tx-MXene by a refluxing process. The resulting NiFe-LDH/MXene-500 hybrid material was applied as an anode of a lithium-ion battery (LIB) and exhibited a discharge capacity of 894.8 mA h g-1 at 200 mA g-1 (over 300 cycles) and could maintain a reversible capacity of 547.1 mA h g-1 even at 1 A g-1. With the addition of MXene, the volume increases of the NiFe-LDH/MXene hybrid materials were also significantly alleviated. The thickness of the NiFe-LDH/MXene-500 electrode only increased by 31% after 50 cycles, which was far better than the prepared NiFe-LDH electrode. On the hand, the synergistic interaction of NiFe-LDH and MXene could stabilize the structure, reduce the activation barrier of ion/electron diffusion, and promote electron transfer in the electrode. MXene with high conductivity can be used as electrical and ionic conductance media to promote the transformation reaction of NiFe-LDH. According to the detailed kinetic analysis, the capacitance control behavior is the main electrochemical reaction of NiFe-LDH/MXene electrodes.
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- Jian Shen
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Jinan, Jinan 250022, Shandong, China.
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Jinan, Jinan 250022, Shandong, China.
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Jinan, Jinan 250022, Shandong, China.
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Jinan, Jinan 250022, Shandong, China.
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Jinan, Jinan 250022, Shandong, China.
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Jinan, Jinan 250022, Shandong, China.
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One-Dimensional Nanoscale Si/Co Based on Layered Double Hydroxides towards Electrochemical Supercapacitor Electrodes. NANOMATERIALS 2022; 12:nano12091404. [PMID: 35564113 PMCID: PMC9101559 DOI: 10.3390/nano12091404] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2022] [Revised: 04/13/2022] [Accepted: 04/15/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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It is well known that layered double hydroxides (LDHs) are two-dimensional (2D) layered compounds. However, we modified these 2D layered compounds to become one-dimensional (1D) nanostructures destined for high-performance supercapacitors applications. In this direction, silicon was inserted inside the nanolayers of Co-LDHs producing nanofibers of Si/Co LDHs through the intercalation of cyanate anions as pillars for building nanolayered structures. Additionally, nanoparticles were observed by controlling the preparation conditions and the silicon percentage. Scanning electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and thermal analyses have been used to characterize the nanolayered structures of Si/Co LDHs. The electrochemical characterization was performed by cyclic voltammetry and galvanic charge–discharge technique in 2M KOH electrolyte solution using three-electrode cell system. The calculated specific capacitance results indicated that the change of morphology from nanoparticles or plates to nanofibers had a positive effect for improving the performance of specific capacitance of Si/Co LDHs. The specific capacitance enhanced to be 621.5 F g−1 in the case of the nanofiber of Si/Co LDHs. Similarly, the excellent cyclic stability (84.5%) was observed for the nanofiber. These results were explained through the attribute of the nanofibrous morphology and synergistic effects between the electric double layer capacitive character of the silicon and the pseudo capacitance nature of the cobalt. The high capacitance of ternary Si/Co/cyanate LDHs nanocomposites was suggested to be used as active electrode materials for high-performance supercapacitors applications.
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Wu Y, Li Y, Zhang L, Jin Z. NiAl‐LDH in‐situ derived Ni2P and ZnCdS nanoparticles ingeniously constructed S‐scheme heterojunction for photocatalytic hydrogen evolution. ChemCatChem 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/cctc.202101656] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Youlin Wu
- North Minzu University School of Chemitry and Chemical Engineering CHINA
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- Jishou University School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering CHINA
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- North Minzu University School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering CHINA
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- North Minzu University School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering No:204 Wenchang Road 750021 Yinchuan CHINA
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Li D, Ma X, Su P, Yang S, Jiang Z, Li Y, Jin Z. Effect of phosphating on NiAl-LDH layered double hydroxide form S-scheme heterojunction for photocatalytic hydrogen evolution. MOLECULAR CATALYSIS 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mcat.2021.111990] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Yan Y, Chen Y, Li Y, Wu X, Jin C, Wang Z. Synthesis of Si/Fe 2O 3-Anchored rGO Frameworks as High-Performance Anodes for Li-Ion Batteries. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:11041. [PMID: 34681699 PMCID: PMC8539548 DOI: 10.3390/ijms222011041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2021] [Revised: 10/07/2021] [Accepted: 10/11/2021] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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By virtue of the high theoretical capacity of Si, Si-related materials have been developed as promising anode candidates for high-energy-density batteries. During repeated charge/discharge cycling, however, severe volumetric variation induces the pulverization and peeling of active components, causing rapid capacity decay and even development stagnation in high-capacity batteries. In this study, the Si/Fe2O3-anchored rGO framework was prepared by introducing ball milling into a melt spinning and dealloying process. As the Li-ion battery (LIB) anode, it presents a high reversible capacity of 1744.5 mAh g-1 at 200 mA g-1 after 200 cycles and 889.4 mAh g-1 at 5 A g-1 after 500 cycles. The outstanding electrochemical performance is due to the three-dimensional cross-linked porous framework with a high specific surface area, which is helpful to the transmission of ions and electrons. Moreover, with the cooperation of rGO, the volume expansion of Si is effectively alleviated, thus improving cycling stability. The work provides insights for the design and preparation of Si-based materials for high-performance LIB applications.
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- Yajing Yan
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin 300401, China; (Y.Y.); (Y.C.); (X.W.); (C.J.)
- Key Laboratory for New Type of Functional Materials in Hebei Province, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin 300401, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin 300401, China; (Y.Y.); (Y.C.); (X.W.); (C.J.)
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin 300401, China; (Y.Y.); (Y.C.); (X.W.); (C.J.)
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin 300401, China; (Y.Y.); (Y.C.); (X.W.); (C.J.)
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin 300401, China; (Y.Y.); (Y.C.); (X.W.); (C.J.)
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin 300401, China; (Y.Y.); (Y.C.); (X.W.); (C.J.)
- Key Laboratory for New Type of Functional Materials in Hebei Province, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin 300401, China
- Research Institute of Foundry, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin 300401, China
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Li H, Xie Y, Liu Y, Xiao Y, Hu H, Liang Y, Zheng M. Surface chemical functionality of carbon dots: influence on the structure and energy storage performance of the layered double hydroxide. RSC Adv 2021; 11:10785-10793. [PMID: 35423579 PMCID: PMC8695852 DOI: 10.1039/d1ra00706h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2021] [Accepted: 03/03/2021] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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As a kind of zero-dimensional material, carbon dots (CDs) have become a kind of promising novel material due to their incomparable unique physical and chemical properties. Despite the optical properties of CDs being widely studied, their surface chemical functions are rarely reported. Here we propose an interesting insight into the important role of surface chemical properties of CDs in adjusting the structure of the layered double hydroxide (LDH) and its energy storage performance. It was demonstrated that CDs with positive charge (p-CDs) not only reduce the size of the flower-like LDH through affecting the growth of LDH sheets, but also act as a structure stabilizer. After calcination, the layered double oxide (LDO) maintained the morphology of the LDH and prevented the stacking of layers. And the superiority of the composite in lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) was demonstrated. When used as an anode of LIBs, composites possess outstanding specific capacity, cycle stability and rate performance. It presents the discharge capacity of 1182 mA h g-1 and capacity retention of 94% at the current density of 100 mA g-1 after 100 cycles. Our work demonstrates the important chemical functions of CDs and expands their future applications.
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- Huimin Li
- Key Laboratory for Biobased Materials and Energy of Ministry of Education/Guangdong Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center for Optical Agriculture, College of Materials and Energy, South China Agricultural University Guangzhou 510642 China
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- Key Laboratory for Biobased Materials and Energy of Ministry of Education/Guangdong Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center for Optical Agriculture, College of Materials and Energy, South China Agricultural University Guangzhou 510642 China
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- Key Laboratory for Biobased Materials and Energy of Ministry of Education/Guangdong Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center for Optical Agriculture, College of Materials and Energy, South China Agricultural University Guangzhou 510642 China
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- Key Laboratory for Biobased Materials and Energy of Ministry of Education/Guangdong Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center for Optical Agriculture, College of Materials and Energy, South China Agricultural University Guangzhou 510642 China
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- Key Laboratory for Biobased Materials and Energy of Ministry of Education/Guangdong Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center for Optical Agriculture, College of Materials and Energy, South China Agricultural University Guangzhou 510642 China
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- Key Laboratory for Biobased Materials and Energy of Ministry of Education/Guangdong Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center for Optical Agriculture, College of Materials and Energy, South China Agricultural University Guangzhou 510642 China
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- Key Laboratory for Biobased Materials and Energy of Ministry of Education/Guangdong Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center for Optical Agriculture, College of Materials and Energy, South China Agricultural University Guangzhou 510642 China
- Maoming Branch, Guangdong Laboratory for Modern Agriculture Maoming 525000 China
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Chen Y, Wang X, Deng C, Yu C, Ding J, Zhu H. Controllable synthesis of Si@SiC plate@Si3N4 whisker with core-shell structure and their electrochemical performances. POWDER TECHNOL 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.powtec.2020.08.100] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Pomegranate structured C@pSi/rGO composite as high performance anode materials of lithium-ion batteries. Electrochim Acta 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2020.137491] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Li C, Zhang G, Li X, Wang H, Huo P, Yan Y, Wang X. Construction of hierarchical layered hydroxide grown in situ on carbon tubes derived from a metal-organic framework for asymmetric supercapacitors. Dalton Trans 2021; 50:7337-7347. [PMID: 33959739 DOI: 10.1039/d1dt00916h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Electrode materials are very important for the performance of supercapacitors (SCs). Therefore, preparation of hybrid electrode materials is an effective way to develop high-performance SCs. We firstly design and prepare metal organic framework (MOF) derived carbon nanotubes as the core skeleton to support the shell of a nickel gallium layered hydroxide nanosheet (NiGa-LDH). MOF derived carbon nanomaterials have high conductivity and a large specific surface area, which can promote electron transfer and improve the agglomeration of LDH. The deposited LDH can provide high specific capacitance and the layered structure can further enhance the reaction site. The NiGa-LDH@CNT-500@CC has an excellent specific capacitance of 2580 F g-1 at 1 A g-1 and a high capacitance retention rate of 83.3% at 5 A g-1 due to the synergistic effect of two materials. The assembled NiGa-LDH@CNT-500@CC//carbon NS asymmetric supercapacitor (ASC) has an operating voltage of 1.6 V and a high energy density of 52 W h kg-1 at a power density of 952 W kg-1. Therefore, the core-shell structure composed of LDH and carbon nanomaterials provides an effective way for the design of high-performance electrodes.
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- Chunyan Li
- Research Center of Fluid Machinery Engineering and Technology, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, PR China.
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, PR China.
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, PR China.
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- School of Energy and Power Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, PR China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, PR China.
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, PR China.
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- Research Center of Fluid Machinery Engineering and Technology, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, PR China.
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Chen Y, Yan Y, Liu X, Zhao Y, Wu X, Zhou J, Wang Z. Porous Si/Fe 2O 3 Dual Network Anode for Lithium-Ion Battery Application. NANOMATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2020; 10:E2331. [PMID: 33255567 PMCID: PMC7761259 DOI: 10.3390/nano10122331] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2020] [Revised: 11/18/2020] [Accepted: 11/24/2020] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Benefiting from ultra-high theoretical capacity, silicon (Si) is popular for use in energy storage fields as a Li-ion battery anode material because of its high-performance. However, a serious volume variation happens towards Si anodes in the lithiation/delithiation process, triggering the pulverization of Si and a fast decay in its capacity, which greatly limits its commercial application. In our study, a porous Si/Fe2O3 dual network anode was fabricated using the melt-spinning, ball-milling and dealloying method. The anode material shows good electrochemical performance, delivering a reversible capacity of 697.2 mAh g-1 at 200 mA g-1 after 100 cycles. The high Li storage property is ascribed to the rich mesoporous distribution of the dual network structure, which may adapt the volume variation of the material during the lithiation/delithiation process, shorten the Li-ion diffusion distance and improve the electron transport speed. This study offers a new idea for developing natural ferrosilicon ores into the porous Si-based materials and may prompt the development of natural ores in energy storage fields.
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- Yanxu Chen
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin 300401, China; (Y.C.); (Y.Y.); (X.W.)
- Key Laboratory for New Type of Functional Materials in Hebei Province, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin 300401, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin 300401, China; (Y.C.); (Y.Y.); (X.W.)
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Hebei University of Science & Technology, Shijiazhuang 050018, China;
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin 300401, China; (Y.C.); (Y.Y.); (X.W.)
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin 300401, China; (Y.C.); (Y.Y.); (X.W.)
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin 300401, China; (Y.C.); (Y.Y.); (X.W.)
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin 300401, China; (Y.C.); (Y.Y.); (X.W.)
- Key Laboratory for New Type of Functional Materials in Hebei Province, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin 300401, China
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Wang D, Zhou C, Cao B, Li A, Chen X, Yang R, Song H. Construction of a secondary conductive and buffer structure towards high-performance Si anodes for Li-ion batteries. Electrochim Acta 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2020.136767] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Guo J, Zhai W, Sun Q, Ai Q, Li J, Cheng J, Dai L, Ci L. Facilely tunable core-shell Si@SiOx nanostructures prepared in aqueous solution for lithium ion battery anode. Electrochim Acta 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2020.136068] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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