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Title: Achieving carbon-rich silicon-containing ceramic anode for advanced lithium ion battery

Journal Article · · Ceramics International
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  1. Northwestern Polytechnical Univ., Xi'an (China). MOE Key Lab. of Materials Physics and Chemistry in Extraordinary Conditions, Shaanxi Key Lab. of Macromolecular Science and Technology, School of Natural & Applied Sciences
  2. Arkansas State Univ., State University, AR (United States). Mechanical Engineering
  3. Univ. of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN (United States). Integrated Composites Lab. (ICL), Dept. of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering; Jiangsu Univ. of Science and Technology, Zhenjiang (China). College of Material Science and Engineering
  4. Univ. of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN (United States). Integrated Composites Lab. (ICL), Dept. of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
  5. Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States). Center for Nanophase Materials Science (CNMS)

Silicon carbon (Si/C) materials are promising anode candidates for high performance lithium ion batteries (LIBs). However, serious volume expansion and solid electrolyte interface formation limited their actual capacity during lithiation and delithiation. In the present study, an innovative and low-cost synthetic approach was developed for synthesizing carbon-rich silicon-containing polymer-derived ceramics from poly(dimethylsilyene)diacetylenes (PDSDA) and its feasibility to be used as anodes was demonstrated. The attained PDCs@800 °C exhibited a high specific capacity upto 883 mAhg-1 at 400 mAg-1, with >99% coulombic efficiency (CE), and 90% capacity retention even after 500 cycles, setting a new record for PDCanode materials in LIBs. The high specific capacity was attributed to the incessant Si/C network which delivered consistent conductance and a stable solid electrolyte interphase (SEI). Here, this study opens the door to explore and apply well-designed ceramic materials derived from tailored polymers as high performance anodes for lithium ion batteries.

Research Organization:
Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES); National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC); Shaanxi Natural Science Foundation
Grant/Contract Number:
c
OSTI ID:
1495959
Alternate ID(s):
OSTI ID: 1636477
Journal Information:
Ceramics International, Vol. 5, Issue 11; ISSN 0272-8842
Publisher:
ElsevierCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
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Cited by: 49 works
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