A Novel Approach to Synthesize Micrometer-Sized Porous Silicon as a High Performance Anode for Lithium-Ion Batteries

Jia, Haiping; Zheng, Jianming; Song, Junhua; Luo, Langli; Yi, Ran; Estevez, Luis; Zhao, Wengao; Patel, Rajankumar; Li, Xiaolin; Zhang, Ji -Guang

doi:10.1016/j.nanoen.2018.05.048

Title: A Novel Approach to Synthesize Micrometer-Sized Porous Silicon as a High Performance Anode for Lithium-Ion Batteries

Journal Article · Mon May 21 00:00:00 EDT 2018 · Nano Energy

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nanoen.2018.05.048· OSTI ID:1439095

Jia, Haiping ^[1]; Zheng, Jianming ^[1]; Song, Junhua ^[1];

^[1]; Yi, Ran ^[1]; Estevez, Luis ^[1]; Zhao, Wengao ^[1]; Patel, Rajankumar ^[1]; Li, Xiaolin ^[1]; Zhang, Ji -Guang ^[1]

Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)

Porous structured silicon (p-Si) has been recognized as one of the most promising anodes for Li-ion batteries. However, many available methods to synthesize p-Si are difficult to scale up due to their high production cost. Here we introduce a new approach to obtain spherical micrometer-sized silicon with unique porous structure by using a microemulsion of the cost-effective of silica nanoparticles and magnesiothermic reduction method. The spherical micron-sized p-Si particles prepared by this approach consist of highly aligned nano-sized silicon and exhibit a tap density close to that of bulk Si particles. They have demonstrated significantly improved electrochemical stability compared to nano-Si. Well controlled void space and a highly graphitic carbon coating on the p-Si particles enable good stability of the structure and low overall resistance, thus resulting in a Si-based anode with high capacity (~1467 mAh g^–1 at 1 C), enhanced cycle life (370 cycles with 83% capacity retention), and high rate capability (~650 mAh g^–1 at 5 C). Furthermore, this approach may also be generalized to prepare other hierarchical structured high capacity anode materials for constructing high energy density lithium ion batteries.

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Research Organization:: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Biological and Environmental Research (BER)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC05-76RL01830; DEAC02-05CH11231; DEAC02-98CH10886

OSTI ID:: 1439095

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1495510

Report Number(s):: PNNL-SA-131369; PII: S221128551830363X

Journal Information:: Nano Energy, Vol. 50; ISSN 2211-2855

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Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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