JOURNAL OF ALLOYS AND COMPOUNDS
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2019
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IF 4.175
Chunru Li,He Song,Changming Mao,Hongrui Peng,Guicun Li
Antimony (Sb) is an attractive anode material for lithium-ion batteries with high theoretical capacity. However, its practical application is greatly hindered by the rapid capacity fading due to the large volume expansion during lithiation. Tuning the morphology of active materials at the nanoscale or designing reasonable components is essential to address this issue. Employing an antimony sulfide nanorod as semi-sacrificial template, here, we successfully synthesize one-dimensional MoS 2 sheets-decorated Sb@Sb 2 S 3 @C(MoS 2 -Sb@Sb 2 S 3 @C) nano-structure via facile thermal carbonization of Mo-polypyrrole complex coating film. During annealing, metallic Sb from the partial reduction of Sb 2 S 3 nanorods is embedded into amorphous carbon nanotubes that are derived from polypyrrole and simultaneously MoS 2 nanosheets forms on the surface of Sb-Sb 2 S 3 -C nanostructures. This unique hierarchical tubular composite not only can serve as robust skeleton frameworks for accommodating volume changes of metallic Sb and Sb 2 S 3 during cell cycling, but also are characterized by high electronic conductivity (because of the amorphous carbon nanotubes and metallic Sb) and abundant active sites, both of which are beneficial for the improvement of Li-ion storage properties. As expected, the MoS 2 -Sb@Sb 2 S 3 @C composite exhibit a high specific capacity (1596 mAh g −1 at 0.1 A g −1 ), high rate capability (481 mAh g −1 at 5 A g −1 and 355 mAh g −1 at 8 A g −1 ), and stable cycling performance (760 mAh g −1 maintained after 100 cycles at 1 A g −1 ). Our work potentially sheds some light on future development of alloy-type anodes for battery applications.
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材料科学
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电化学
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纳米科技
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能源存储
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电池技术
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JOURNAL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE-MATERIALS IN ELECTRONICS
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2024
·Vol. 35
·期 2
·140
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IF 2.8
Ma Di,He Hao,Huang Xinglan,Wang Jingcheng,Hu Xuebu
The inhomogeneous plating/stripping of zinc and side reactions originating from the dissolution of the cathode material in water lead to the poor stability of zinc anode, which inevitably limits the practical application of zinc-based aqueous batteries. Therefore, a novel hydrogel electrolyte made of hydroxyethyl cellulose/polyacrylamide (HEC/PAM) with a 3D network-like structure is synthesized by radical polymerization and cross-linking reinforcement. Thanks to the porous crosslinked network and massive hydrophilic groups, the electrolyte has high ion conductivity of 3.17 × 10 –2 S cm −2 and decomposition voltage of 2.6431 V. The ion conductive hydrophilic groups facilitate the interfacial compatibility of the electrode with the electrolyte and stabilize zinc plating/stripping, which suppresses the formation of zinc dendrites. Meanwhile, the hydrogel electrolyte effectively alleviates the dissolution of the positive electrode and the occurrence of side reactions, and subsequently improves the stability of the electrode. As a result, the assembled Zn–Zn symmetric cell with HEC/PAM hydrogel electrolyte is stable without short circuit and rapid increase of overvoltage at 5 mA cm −2 . The polarization voltage of the assembled Zn–Cu half-cell is 59.2 mV and initial coulomb efficiency reaches 94.3%. The assembled Zn–V 2 O 5 ·nH 2 O/CNT full cell delivers an excellent cycling stability of 186.9 mAh g −1 at 0.5 A g −1 after 500 cycles with a high-capacity retention of 92.5% (only 52.1% in aqueous system). The new idea is provided for further development of functional hydrogel electrolytes in zinc-ion batteries.
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电化学
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能源材料
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功能高分子
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电池技术
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界面化学
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RSC Advances
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2016
·Vol. 6
·期 62
·57009-57012
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IF 3.289
Di Wu,Jing Ye,Lie Chen,Yongzheng Wang,Kai Fang,Mingjiang Xie,Luming Peng,Xuefeng Guo,Weiping Ding
Crystalline mesoporous γ-Fe2O3 with a high surface area was prepared by a novel solvent-free route. This material exhibits a high reversible capacity with superior cycle performance and an exceptional high-rate capability as an anode material for Li-ion batteries.
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材料科学
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电化学
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纳米材料
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能源存储
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固体化学
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电池技术
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Journal of Energy Chemistry
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2023
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IF 13.1
Xuexia Lan,Xingyu Xiong,Jie Cui,Renzong Hu
In the past two decades, a lot of high-capacity conversion-type metal oxides have been intensively studied as alternative anode materials for Li-ion batteries with higher energy density. Unfortunately, their large voltage hysteresis (0.8–1.2 V) within reversed conversion reactions results in huge round-trip inefficiencies and thus lower energy efficiency (50%–75%) in full cells than those with graphite anodes. This remains a long-term open question and has been the most serious drawback toward application of metal oxide anodes. Here we clarify the origins of voltage hysteresis in the typical SnO 2 anode and propose a universal strategy to minimize it. With the established in situ phosphating to generate metal phosphates during reversed conversion reactions in synergy with boosted reaction kinetics by the added P and Mo, the huge voltage hysteresis of 0.9 V in SnO 2 , SnO 2 -Mo, and 0.6 V in SnO 2 -P anodes is minimized to 0.3 V in a ternary SnO 2 -Mo-P (SOMP) composite, along with stable high capacity of 936 mA h g −1 after 800 cycles. The small voltage hysteresis can remain stable even the SOMP anode operated at high current rate of 10 A g −1 and wide-range temperatures from 60 to −30 °C, resulting in a high energy efficiency of 88.5% in full cells. This effective strategy to minimize voltage hysteresis has also been demonstrated in Fe 2 O 3 , Co 3 O 4 -basded conversion-type anodes. This work provides important guidance to advance the high-capacity metal oxide anodes from laboratory to industrialization.
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电化学
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材料科学
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能源存储
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纳米材料
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固态化学
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电池技术
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Nano Energy
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2020
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IF 16.602
Long Li,Chun Fang,Wenfei Wei,Lei Zhang,Zhao Ye,Gang He,Yunhui Huang
The huge volume change of silicon anode during cycling results in unstable solid electrolyte interface (SEI), causing rapid performance degradation . Natural SEI layer has a heterogeneous structure, results in the inhomogeneous Li + diffusion. The repeated destruction and regeneration of SEI aggravate the inhomogeneity of Li + diffusion at the interface, leading to non-uniform alloy reaction in the Si bulk. In this work, the silicon surface is passivated by an ultrathin uniform chitosan layer with abundant lithiophilic groups. The capacity of chitosan-coated Si (Si@CS) could reach 1500 mAh g −1 at a current density of 1 A g −1 , and the capacity retention remains 91% after 400 cycles. It is demonstrated that the oxygen and nitrogen atoms in chitosan are coordinated with Li + , providing uniformly distributed Li + transfer sites, results in a homogeneous Li + flux in the surface layer. Interestingly, a nano-scale ordered atomic arrangement is observed in the delithiated Si@CS, which contributes to more stable and reversible lithiation/delithiation reaction of the Si@CS electrode. It is proposed that optimizing the reaction interface on the Si surface is able to alter the Li-ion diffusion kinetics and structure transition behavior of silicon, which can improve the structure reversibility and stability during cycling.
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材料科学
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电化学
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纳米科技
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能源存储
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表面工程
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锂离子电池
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CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
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2022
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IF 16.744
XinLong Zhang,HaiYan Zhang,Yuan Geng,ZhangQin Shi,Sheng Zhu,QunJie Xu,YuLin Min
Lithium–sulfur (Li–S) batteries are considered as very promising energy storage systems due to their higher theoretical performance and lower active material cost. However, the notorious shuttle effect and lithium dendrite growth have severely restricted the industrial production of Li–S batteries. In this study, we used polyethylene oxide (PEO) as the matrix and added multifunctional nanofillers (nano In 2 O 3 ) to effectively inhibit the shuttle effect caused by the dissolution of lithium polysulphides (LiPSs) in Li–S batteries. As a multifunctional filler, nano-In 2 O 3 not only improves the ionic conductivity of the PEO electrolyte, but also forms a Li–In alloy layer in situ at the polymer/anode interface, which can cause the rapid diffusion of lithium ions and prevent the side reactions between lithium metal anode and the electrolyte. Achieving the effect of stabilizing the lithium metal anode and suppressing the shuttle effect. Multiple problems in the system are solved by introducing a single component with multiple functions. The symmetrical lithium battery based on the PEO/LiTFSI/In 2 O 3 solid polymer electrolyte (PEO/LiTFSI/In 2 O 3 SPE) has higher cycle stability (over 1200 h) because it is more stable to the lithium metal anode. The Li–S full battery also exhibits excellent electrochemical performance. After 500 cycles at 1C, its capacity can be maintained at 570 mAh g −1 , the capacity decay rate is 0.038%. The coulombic efficiency (CE) during the cycle is also close 100%.
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电化学
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能源材料
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固态离子学
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电池技术
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纳米复合材料
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Small
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2023
·Vol. 20
·期 17
·2308632
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IF 13.3
Shunlong Ju,Qing Qiao,Tian Xu,Zhongchen Zhao,Tengfei Zhang,Guanglin Xia,Xuebin Yu
Constructing robust anode with strong aluminophilicity and rapid desolvation kinetics is essential for achieving high utilization, long-term durability, and superior rate performance in Al metal-based energy storage, yet remains largely unexplored. Herein, molybdenum nanoparticles embedded onto nitrogen-doped graphene (Mo@NG) are designed and prepared as Al host to regulate the deposition behavior and achieve homogeneous Al plating/stripping. The monodispersed Mo nanoparticles reduce the desolvation energy barrier and promote the deposition kinetics of Al. Additionally, Mo nanoparticles act as aluminophilic nucleation sites to minimize the Al nucleation overpotential, further guiding uniform and dense Al deposition. As a result, the dual-functional Mo@NG endows Al anodes with low voltage hysteresis, reversible Al plating/stripping with high coulombic efficiency, and excellent high-rate capability under 5 mA cm −2 . Moreover, the as-designed Al metal full batteries deliver a high capacity retention of 92.8% after 3000 cycles at 1 A g −1 . This work provides an effective solution to optimize the electrochemical properties of Al metal anode from the perspective of desolvation and deposition reactions, towards the development of high-safety and long-cycling aluminum-ion batteries.
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材料科学
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电化学
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能源存储
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纳米技术
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金属负极
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电池化学
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界面工程
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IONICS
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2022
·Vol. 29
·期 2
·505-518
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IF 2.961
Yang Dongping,Xiong Deping,Feng Zuyong,Wen Kunhua,Wu Kaidan,He Miao,Feng Yefeng
Sn-based materials receive a lot of attention because of their high theoretical specific capacity, acceptable price, and good electrical conductivity. However, Sn-based materials have a large volume expansion in the circulation process, leading to the rapid decay of capacity. According to the ion diffusion time formula: t = L2/2D, where L is the diffusion length or the particle size, and D is the diffusion constant of the ions and the electrons. It can be seen that reducing the particle size can significantly improve the multiplier performance of the material. At present, the main methods for preparing nano-sized metal/carbon composites are the high-energy ball grinding method, hydrothermal method, calcined metal, and organic matter precursor. In this paper, sodium alginate was used as a precursor system for the Fe-doped Sn @3D carbon composite material, which was applied to the lithium-ion battery anode to obtain excellent electrochemical performance (1133.5 mAhg −1 after 200 cycles at 0.2 Ag −1 ). The increase in the specific surface area of Fe-doped Sn @3D carbon also increases the charge transfer efficiency and further improves the multiplier performance of the electrode. Meanwhile, the nano-size and structure can better buffer the volume expansion and protect the structure of the electrode.
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材料科学
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电化学
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纳米材料
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能源存储
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功能材料
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复合材料
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Nano Energy
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2020
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IF 16.602
Jingyi Wu,Xiongwei Li,Zhixiang Rao,Xiaoning Xu,Zexiao Cheng,Yaqi Liao,Lixia Yuan,Xiaolin Xie,Zhen Li,Yunhui Huang
Lithium metal is a promising anode material for rechargeable batteries with high energy density . However, the uncontrollable dendrite growth severely hinders the commercialization of Li metal anode . Inspired by the “leveling” mechanism in traditional electroplating, we demonstrate that boron nitride nanosheets (BNNSs) as a liquid electrolyte additive can level out Li protrusions and enable dendrite-free Li metal anodes. 2D BNNSs can automatically and continuously flatten Li deposits and accommodate volume changes during Li plating/stripping. B atoms in BNNS as Lewis acid sites interact with Lewis basic anions in electrolyte, reducing Li + concentration gradient and unifying Li deposition. The collect effects of BNNS additive give rise to dendrite-free Li anodes over 400 h and deep plating/stripping up to 35 mAh cm −2 , as well as potential application in sub-zero temperature batteries (−20 °C). Li–S full cells using BNNS electrolyte also exhibit improved performance. This simple and effective strategy is applicable to develop dendrite-free Li or other metal anodes in high-performance energy storage devices.
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材料科学
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电化学
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能源存储
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纳米材料
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电池技术
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JOURNAL OF ELECTROANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
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2017
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IF 3.012
Haojie Zhu,Ke Yang,Hua Lan,Shangshu Qian,Haoxiang Yu,Lei Yan,Nengbing Long,Miao Shui,Jie Shu
In this work, Na 2 Ti 3 O 7 is fabricated as lithium storage material via one-step solid state reaction. Worked as anode material , Na 2 Ti 3 O 7 delivers a stable electrochemical performance with good lithium storage capability. Structural analyses show that Na 2 Ti 3 O 7 anode experiences slight volume change during electrochemical lithiation/delithiation process. Moreover, the reversibility of structural evolution is further demonstrated by in-situ X-ray diffraction technique . All these evidences prove the cycling stability of Na 2 Ti 3 O 7 as lithium storage material. Besides, the kinetic properties of the Li + ion storage in Na 2 Ti 3 O 7 are systematically investigated. The observed results reveal that Na 2 Ti 3 O 7 delivers the lithium ions diffusion coefficient in the range of 10 − 14 –10 − 12 cm 2 s − 1 during the discharge process and 10 − 15 –10 − 12 cm 2 s − 1 during the recharge process. It suggests that Na 2 Ti 3 O 7 has good lithiation/delithiation kinetics in rechargeable batteries.
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电化学
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材料科学
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能源存储
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无机化学
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固体化学
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JOURNAL OF ALLOYS AND COMPOUNDS
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2017
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IF 3.133
Xiangyang Zhuang,Yao Zhang,Lingxiao He,Yunfeng Zhu,Quan Shi,Quan Wang,Guanzhou Song,Xiaoxiao Yan,Liquan Li
Overheating caused by exothermic effect of magnesiothermic reduction reaction is usually considered as a drawback in preparing porous silicon anode materials for Li-ion batteries. However, in the present work, thermal effect is available in facile preparation of macroporous Si by tabletting pretreatment . The released heat in magnesiothermic reaction is easily accumulated on the tablet with high density, leading to the collapse of the mesoporous structure of the precursor and formation of uniform macroporous silicon . Such macroporous silicon shows a higher initial Coulomb efficiency (86.5%) and enhanced cycling stability in comparison with mesoporous silicon prepared without tabletting treatment. XRD analysis indicates that the reaction temperature decreases to 430–435 °C (based on set temperature), much lower than that of the reaction without pretreatment. Since the structure of product has less dependency on precursor, a wide variety of precursors can be used to synthesize macroporous silicon, e.g. low cost biosilica. Being ascribed to low reaction temperature, heating rate insensitivity, less dependency on precursor, enhanced cycling performance and high initial Coulomb efficiency of the Si products, the modified magnesiothermic reduction method is promising for application in fabricating Si anode.
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材料科学
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电化学
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纳米科技
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能源存储
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无机合成
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功能材料
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电池技术
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IONICS
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2019
·Vol. 26
·期 2
·649-660
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IF 2.289
Yan Honglin,Ru Qiang,Gao Ping,Cheng Shikun,Ling Francis Chi-Chung
In the past few years, silane coupling agents are often used to modify the surface of silicon materials; however, researches in preparation of SiO X -based materials pyrolyzed from silane coupling agents are seldom reported. Hence, in order to prepare amorphous SiO X @C anodes for Li-ion storage, we adopted three kinds of silane coupling agents as organic silicon sources. The results show that silane coupling agents with vinyl group is the optimum organic silicon source. Owing to the strong chemical bonds of Si–O–C, amorphous SiO X particles are uniformly embedded in carbon matrix, forming monodisperse microbeads architecture with good buffer abilities. Therefore, the V-SiO X @C anodes derived from silane coupling agents with vinyl groups show good electrochemical performance, retaining a reversible discharge capacity of 940 mAh g −1 at a current density of 100 mA g −1 after 200 cycles, and it still depicts a good long-term cycling durability, maintaining 739 mAh g −1 at a current density of 400 mA g −1 after 400 cycles.
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材料科学
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电化学
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纳米材料
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能源存储
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功能材料
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锂离子电池
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