TY - JOUR
T1 - Semimicro-size agglomerate structured silicon-carbon composite as an anode material for high performance lithium-ion batteries
AU - Sohn, Hiesang
AU - Kim, Dong Hyeon
AU - Yi, Ran
AU - Tang, Duihai
AU - Lee, Sang Eui
AU - Jung, Yoon Seok
AU - Wang, Donghai
N1 - Funding Information:
This work was supported by the Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Office of Vehicle Technologies of the U.S. Department of Energy under Contract no. DE-EE0006447 (D. Wang) and by Basic Science Research Program through the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) funded by the Ministry of Education (No. NRF-2014R1A1A2058760 ) (Y.S. Jung).
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PY - 2016/12/1
Y1 - 2016/12/1
N2 - A semimicro-size agglomerate structured silicon-carbon (mSi-C) composite is constructed by an aggregation of silicon nanoparticles (∼100 nm) coated with conductive carbon layer through a facile and scalable aerosol-assisted process to be employed as an anode material for lithium-ion batteries (LIBs). As-formed mSi-C composite delivers good electrochemical performances of high reversible capacity (2084 mAh/g) between 0.01 and 1.50 V (vs. Li/Li+) at 0.4 A/g, 96% capacity retention (1999 mAh/g) after 50 cycles and good rate capability (906 mAh/g) at 12 A/g. Such good performances can be attributed to 1) unique composite structure which accommodates the stress induced by volume change of silicon during lithiation/delithiation and facilitates ion transport, and 2) conformally formed carbon layer which enhances conductivity of the composite and helps to form a stable SEI layer. In addition, a high tap density (0.448 g/cm3) of mSi-C composite leads to high volumetric capacity (933 mAh/cm3), allowing its practical applications as an anode material towards high performance LIBs.
AB - A semimicro-size agglomerate structured silicon-carbon (mSi-C) composite is constructed by an aggregation of silicon nanoparticles (∼100 nm) coated with conductive carbon layer through a facile and scalable aerosol-assisted process to be employed as an anode material for lithium-ion batteries (LIBs). As-formed mSi-C composite delivers good electrochemical performances of high reversible capacity (2084 mAh/g) between 0.01 and 1.50 V (vs. Li/Li+) at 0.4 A/g, 96% capacity retention (1999 mAh/g) after 50 cycles and good rate capability (906 mAh/g) at 12 A/g. Such good performances can be attributed to 1) unique composite structure which accommodates the stress induced by volume change of silicon during lithiation/delithiation and facilitates ion transport, and 2) conformally formed carbon layer which enhances conductivity of the composite and helps to form a stable SEI layer. In addition, a high tap density (0.448 g/cm3) of mSi-C composite leads to high volumetric capacity (933 mAh/cm3), allowing its practical applications as an anode material towards high performance LIBs.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.jpowsour.2016.09.096
DO - 10.1016/j.jpowsour.2016.09.096
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84991309862
VL - 334
SP - 128
EP - 136
JO - Journal of Power Sources
JF - Journal of Power Sources
SN - 0378-7753
ER -