Abstract

Mechanochemical synthesis of Si/Cu3Si-based composite as negative electrode materials for lithium ion battery is investigated. Results indicate that CuO is decomposed and alloyed with Si forming amorphous Cu-Si solid solution due to high energy impacting during high energy mechanical milling (HEMM). Upon carbonization at 800 °C, heating energy induces Cu3Si to crystallize in nanocrystalline/amorphous Si-rich matrix enhancing composite rigidity and conductivity. In addition, residual carbon formed on outside surface of composite powder as a buff space further alleviates volume change upon lithiation/delithiation. Thus, coin cell made of C-coated Si/Cu3Si-based composite as negative electrode (active materials loading, 2.3 mg cm−2) conducted at 100 mA g−1 performs the initial charge capacity of 1812 mAh g−1 (4.08 mAh cm−2) columbic efficiency of 83.7% and retained charge capacity of 1470 mAh g−1 (3.31 mAh cm−2) at the end of the 100th cycle, opening a promised window as negative electrode materials for lithium ion batteries.

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Title
Mechanochemical synthesis of Si/Cu3Si-based composite as negative electrode materials for lithium ion battery
Author
Shang-Chieh Hou 1 ; Tsan-Yao, Chen 2 ; Yu-Hsien, Wu 3 ; Hung-Yuan, Chen 3 ; Xin-Dian Lin 3 ; Yu-Qi, Chen 3 ; Huang, Jow-Lay 4 ; Chia-Chin, Chang 5 

 Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan 
 Department of Engineering and System Science, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, Taiwan 
 Department of Greenergy, National University of Tainan, Tainan, Taiwan 
 Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan; Center for Micro/Nano Science and Technology, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan; Hierarchical Green-Energy Materials (Hi-GEM) Research Center, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan 
 Department of Greenergy, National University of Tainan, Tainan, Taiwan; Hierarchical Green-Energy Materials (Hi-GEM) Research Center, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan 
Pages
1-11
Publication year
2018
Publication date
Aug 2018
Publisher
Nature Publishing Group
e-ISSN
20452322
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2092508074
Copyright
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