Journal
JOURNAL OF ALLOYS AND COMPOUNDS
Volume 496, Issue 1-2, Pages 403-406Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE SA
DOI: 10.1016/j.jallcom.2010.02.035
Keywords
Silicon; Anode; Carbon-thermal reduction; Lithium ion batteries
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Funding
- Natural Science Foundation of China [50972075]
- Chinese Ministry of Education [D209083]
- Education Office of Hubei Province [D20081304, CXY2009A004]
- Three Gorges University
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Silicon/carbon composite was prepared by an in situ carbon-thermal reduction method that used pyrolyzed carbon to reduce silicon monoxide. The composite was confirmed by X-ray diffraction and high-resolution transmission electron microscope. It was demonstrated that nano-scale (ca. 20 nm) crystal silicon particles were obtained and simultaneously distributed in amorphous carbon matrix. Compared with the silicon/carbon composite having commercial nano-silicon particles (50-100 nm), the as-prepared composite displayed a good capacity retention. The superior electrochemical properties were attributed not only to small volume changes of silicon particles, but also to better buffering effect of matrix and better electrical contact between the matrix and silicon particles. (C) 2010 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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