Preparation and electrochemical properties of novel silicon-carbon composite anode materials with a core-shell structure

JIN Heng-chao; SUN Qian; WANG Ji-tong; MA Chen; LING Li-cheng; QIAO Wen-ming

doi:10.1016/S1872-5805(21)60023-15

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JIN Heng-chao, SUN Qian, WANG Ji-tong, MA Chen, LING Li-cheng, QIAO Wen-ming. Preparation and electrochemical properties of novel silicon-carbon composite anode materials with a core-shell structure. New Carbon Mater., 2021, 36(2): 390-400. doi: 10.1016/S1872-5805(21)60023-15

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JIN Heng-chao, SUN Qian, WANG Ji-tong, MA Chen, LING Li-cheng, QIAO Wen-ming. Preparation and electrochemical properties of novel silicon-carbon composite anode materials with a core-shell structure. New Carbon Mater., 2021, 36(2): 390-400. doi: 10.1016/S1872-5805(21)60023-15

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JIN Heng-chao, SUN Qian, WANG Ji-tong, MA Chen, LING Li-cheng, QIAO Wen-ming. Preparation and electrochemical properties of novel silicon-carbon composite anode materials with a core-shell structure. New Carbon Mater., 2021, 36(2): 390-400. doi: 10.1016/S1872-5805(21)60023-15

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Preparation and electrochemical properties of novel silicon-carbon composite anode materials with a core-shell structure

doi: 10.1016/S1872-5805(21)60023-15

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State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200237, China
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Key Laboratory of Specially Functional Polymeric Materials and Related Technology, Ministry of Education, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200237, China

Funds: National Science Foundation of China (U1710252, 21978097), and China Petrochemical Company Limited Fund (218025)

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JIN Heng-chao, Master student. E-mail: jinking_hc@163.com
Corresponding author: QIAO Wen-ming, Professor. E-mail: qiaowm@ecust.edu.cn
Received Date: 2019-12-11
Rev Recd Date: 2020-03-30
Publish Date: 2021-04-01

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Multi-component porous Si-SiO_x (pSi) consisting of Si, SiO and SiO₂ was formed by the pretreatment of SiO at 950 °C for 3 h in an inert atmosphere (He) using a disproportionation reaction. Hybrids of pSi and carbon nanofibers (pSi-CNFs) with a core-shell structure were prepared by catalytic chemical vapor deposition (CVD) using Fe-Ni species as the catalyst and a mixture of CO/H₂/C₂H₄ (volumetric ratio 3∶1∶1) as the reactant for 0.5, 1 and 2 h, and were characterized by SEM, TEM, EDS, XRD, Raman spectroscopy and XPS. Results indicate that the pSi-CNF particle sizes are 5−20 μ m with the diameters of the CNFs being 5−40 nm. The CNFs are uniformly coated on the surface of the pSi to form a core-shell structure. Electrochemical performance testing shows that the reversible capacity of the pSi-CNF (0.5 h) remains at 1 411 mAh^.g⁻¹ and the capacity retention is 74% after 100 cycles at a current density of 0.2 A^.g⁻¹. The reversible capacity remains at 735 mAh^.g⁻¹ at a current density of 1 A g⁻¹ after 300 cycles with a capacity retention of 86%. In the pSi, Si and SiO provide the electrochemical reversible capacity. The core-shell structure with the CNF coating effectively improves the conductivity of the composites, and also inhibits the volume expansion of silicon to maintain the integrity of the core shell structure.
- Silicon carbon composite,
- Anode material,
- Chemical vapor deposition,
- Carbon nanofiber

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