Infinitesimal sulfur fusion yields quasi-metallic bulk silicon for stable and fast energy storage

Ryu, Jaegeon; Seo, Ji Hui; Song, Gyujin; Choi, Keunsu; Hong, Dongki; Wang, Chongmin; Lee, Hosik; Lee, Jun Hee; Park, Soojin

doi:10.1038/s41467-019-10289-8

Title: Infinitesimal sulfur fusion yields quasi-metallic bulk silicon for stable and fast energy storage

Journal Article · Tue May 28 00:00:00 EDT 2019 · Nature Communications

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-10289-8· OSTI ID:1543299

Ryu, Jaegeon ^[1]; Seo, Ji Hui ^[2];

^[2]; Choi, Keunsu ^[2]; Hong, Dongki ^[2];

^[3]; Lee, Hosik ^[2]; Lee, Jun Hee ^[2]; Park, Soojin ^[1]

Pohang Univ. of Science and Technology (POSTECH), Pohang (Republic of Korea)
Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), Ulsan (Republic of Korea)
Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)

A fast-charging battery that supplies the maximum energy is a key element for vehicle electrification. High-capacity silicon anodes offer a viable alternative to carbonaceous materials, but they are vulnerable to fracture due to large volumetric changes during charge–discharge cycles. The low ionic and electronic transport across the silicon particles limits the charging rate of batteries. Herein, as a three-in-one solution for the above issues, we show that small amounts of sulfur doping (<1 at%) render quasi-metallic silicon microparticles by substitutional doping and increase lithium ion conductivity through the flexible and robust self-supporting channels as demonstrated by microscopy observation and theoretical calculations. Such unusual doping characters are enabled by simultaneous bottom-up assembly of dopants and silicon at the seed level in molten salts medium. Furthermore this sulfur-doped silicon anode shows highly stable battery cycling at a fast-charging rate at a high areal beyond those of a commercial standard anode.

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

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE

Grant/Contract Number:: AC05-76RL01830

OSTI ID:: 1543299

Report Number(s):: PNNL-SA-144155

Journal Information:: Nature Communications, Vol. 10, Issue 1; ISSN 2041-1723

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