Optimizing the carbon coating to eliminate electrochemical interface polarization in a high performance silicon anode for use in a lithium-ion battery

QI Zhi-yan; DAI Li-qin; WANG Zhe-fan; XIE Li-jing; CHEN Jing-peng; CHENG Jia-yao; SONG Ge; LI Xiao-ming; SUN Guo-hua; CHEN Cheng-meng

doi:10.1016/S1872-5805(22)60580-8

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QI Zhi-yan, DAI Li-qin, WANG Zhe-fan, XIE Li-jing, CHEN Jing-peng, CHENG Jia-yao, SONG Ge, LI Xiao-ming, SUN Guo-hua, CHEN Cheng-meng. Optimizing the carbon coating to eliminate electrochemical interface polarization in a high performance silicon anode for use in a lithium-ion battery. New Carbon Mater., 2022, 37(1): 245-258. doi: 10.1016/S1872-5805(22)60580-8

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QI Zhi-yan, DAI Li-qin, WANG Zhe-fan, XIE Li-jing, CHEN Jing-peng, CHENG Jia-yao, SONG Ge, LI Xiao-ming, SUN Guo-hua, CHEN Cheng-meng. Optimizing the carbon coating to eliminate electrochemical interface polarization in a high performance silicon anode for use in a lithium-ion battery. New Carbon Mater., 2022, 37(1): 245-258. doi: 10.1016/S1872-5805(22)60580-8

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QI Zhi-yan, DAI Li-qin, WANG Zhe-fan, XIE Li-jing, CHEN Jing-peng, CHENG Jia-yao, SONG Ge, LI Xiao-ming, SUN Guo-hua, CHEN Cheng-meng. Optimizing the carbon coating to eliminate electrochemical interface polarization in a high performance silicon anode for use in a lithium-ion battery. New Carbon Mater., 2022, 37(1): 245-258. doi: 10.1016/S1872-5805(22)60580-8

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Optimizing the carbon coating to eliminate electrochemical interface polarization in a high performance silicon anode for use in a lithium-ion battery

doi: 10.1016/S1872-5805(22)60580-8

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CAS Key Laboratory of Carbon Materials, Institute of Coal Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Taiyuan 030001, China
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University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China

Funds: All authors appreciate the financial support of Research and Development Project of Key Core and Common Technology of Shanxi Province (2020XXX014), National Key Research and Development (R&D) Program of China (2020YFB1505800)

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齐志燕，硕士. E-mail：qizy1025@163.com
Corresponding author: CHEN Cheng-meng. E-mail: ccm@sxicc.ac.cn
Received Date: 2021-12-04
Rev Recd Date: 2021-12-21

Available Online: 2021-12-21

Publish Date: 2022-02-01

Abstract

Abstract

Ordered and disordered carbons have been commonly used as coating materials for silicon (Si) anodes, however the effect of carbons with different crystallinities and pore structures on their electrochemical performance remains controversial. We used pitch and phenolic resin (PR) as the precursors of ordered and disordered carbon, respectively, to prepare carbon-coated silicon (Si@C) with strictly controlled carbon contents and surface functional groups. Their electrochemical behavior was investigated. An ordered crystalline structure is favorable for electron transport, and mesopores and macropores are conducive to the diffusion of lithium ions. Such a coating with a small pore volume is an excellent buffer for the expansion of Si, and the electrode maintains structural integrity for 50 cycles. A disordered porous structure is less robust and produces a large polarization, which produces continuous volume expansion with cycling and leads to inferior electrochemical performance. As a result, the capacity and capacity retention after 100 cycles at 0.5 A g⁻¹ of Si@C-Pitch are respectively 8 times and 1.9 times those of Si@C-PR. This study provides theoretical guidance for the selection of carbon materials used in Si@C anodes.
- Silicon-carbon composites,
- Crystalline structure,
- Pore structure,
- Failure mechanism,
- Polarization

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