Parasitic Reactions in Nanosized Silicon Anodes for Lithium-Ion Batteries

Gao, Han; Xiao, Lisong; Plumel, Ingo; Xu, Gui -Liang; Ren, Yang; Zuo, Xiaobing; Liu, Yuzi; Schulz, Christof; Wiggers, Hartmut; Amine, Khalil; Chen, Zonghai

doi:10.1021/acs.nanolett.6b04551

Parasitic Reactions in Nanosized Silicon Anodes for Lithium-Ion Batteries

Journal Article · Wed Feb 08 00:00:00 EST 2017 · Nano Letters

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.nanolett.6b04551· OSTI ID:1372062

Gao, Han ^[1]; Xiao, Lisong ^[2]; Plumel, Ingo ^[2]; Xu, Gui -Liang ^[1]; Ren, Yang ^[1]; Zuo, Xiaobing ^[1]; Liu, Yuzi ^[1]; Schulz, Christof ^[2]; Wiggers, Hartmut ^[2]; ^[1]; ^[1]

Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Lemont, IL (United States)
Univ. of Duisburg-Essen, Duisburg (Germany)

When designing nano-Si electrodes for lithium-ion batteries, the detrimental effect of the c-Li₁₅Si₄ phase formed upon full lithiation is often a concern. In this study, Si nanoparticles with controlled particle sizes and morphology were synthesized and parasitic reactions of the metastable c-Li₁₅Si₄ phase with the non-aqueous electrolyte was investigated. The use of smaller Si nanoparticles (~ 60 nm) and the addition of fluoroethylene carbonate additive played decisive roles in the parasitic reactions such that the c-Li₁₅Si₄ phase could disappear at the end of lithiation. This suppression of c-Li₁₅Si₄ improved cycle life of the nano-Si electrodes but with a little loss of specific capacity. Also the characteristic c-Li₁₅Si₄ peak in the dQ/dV plots can be used as an early-stage indicator to cell capacity fade during cycling. Lastly, our findings can contribute to the design guidelines of Si electrodes and allow us to quantify another factor to the performance of the Si electrodes.

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Research Organization:: Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Vehicle Technologies Office (EE-3V)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-06CH11357

OSTI ID:: 1372062

Journal Information:: Nano Letters, Journal Name: Nano Letters Journal Issue: 3 Vol. 17; ISSN 1530-6984

Publisher:: American Chemical SocietyCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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