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Nitridated Si-Ti-Ni alloy as an anode for Li rechargeable batteries

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JOURNAL OF POWER SOURCES
Volume 253, Issue -, Pages 282-286

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ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpowsour.2013.12.041

Keywords

Silicon alloy; Nitridation; Anode; Li ion batteries

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  1. Global Research Laboratory (GRL) Program through the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) [K20704000003TA050000310]
  2. Ministry of Science, ICT (Information and Communication Technologies) & Future Planning
  3. Korea Institute of Energy Technology Evaluation and Planning (KETEP)
  4. Korea Government of Ministry of Trade, Industry Energy [2011T100100369]

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Nitridated Si-Ti-Ni (STN) ternary alloy as an anode for lithium ion batteries is prepared by the NH3 nitridation of STN alloy. The nitridated STN electrode shows 14% increased reversible capacity and 4 times higher rate capability at 3 C compared to those of pristine STN electrode. These improvements are attributed to the formation of nitride compounds (such as SiNx/SiNxOy, TiNx/TiNxOy and NiNx/NiNxOy) on STN alloy, which benefits both mechanics and kinetics. (C) 2013 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

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