High Volumetric Capacity Three-Dimensionally Sphere-Caged Secondary Battery Anodes

Liu, Jinyun; Chen, Xi; Kim, Jinwoo; Zheng, Qiye; Ning, Hailong; Sun, Pengcheng; Huang, Xingjiu; Liu, Jinhuai; Niu, Junjie; Braun, Paul V.

doi:10.1021/acs.nanolett.6b01711

High Volumetric Capacity Three-Dimensionally Sphere-Caged Secondary Battery Anodes

Journal Article · Mon Jun 20 00:00:00 EDT 2016 · Nano Letters

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.nanolett.6b01711· OSTI ID:1875463

Liu, Jinyun ^[1]; Chen, Xi ^[2]; Kim, Jinwoo ^[3]; Zheng, Qiye ^[3]; Ning, Hailong ^[4]; Sun, Pengcheng ^[3]; Huang, Xingjiu ^[5]; Liu, Jinhuai ^[5]; Niu, Junjie ^[2]; Braun, Paul V. ^[3]

Chinese Academy of Sciences, Anhui (China); Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, IL (United States); University of Illinois
Univ. of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, WI (United States)
Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, IL (United States)
Xerion Advanced Battery Corp., Champaign, IL (United States)
Chinese Academy of Sciences, Anhui (China)

High volumetric energy density secondary batteries are important for many applications, which has led to considerable efforts to replace the low volumetric capacity graphite-based anode common to most Li-ion batteries with a higher energy density anode. Because most high capacity anode materials expand significantly during charging, such anodes must contain sufficient porosity in the discharged state to enable the expansion, yet not excess porosity, which lowers the overall energy density. Here, we present a high volumetric capacity anode consisting of a three-dimensional (3D) nanocomposite formed in only a few steps which includes both a 3D structured Sn scaffold and a hollow Sn sphere within each cavity where all the free Sn surfaces are coated with carbon. Here, the anode exhibits a high volumetric capacity of ~1700 mA h cm^–3 over 200 cycles at 0.5C, and a capacity greater than 1200 mA h cm^–3 at 10C. Importantly, the anode can even be formed into a commercially relevant ~100 μm thick form. When assembled into a full cell the anode shows a good compatibility with a commercial LiMn₂O₄ cathode. In situ TEM observations confirm the electrode design accommodates the necessary volume expansion during lithiation.

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Research Organization:: Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, IL (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)

Grant/Contract Number:: FG02-07ER46471

OSTI ID:: 1875463

Journal Information:: Nano Letters, Journal Name: Nano Letters Journal Issue: 7 Vol. 16; ISSN 1530-6984

Publisher:: American Chemical SocietyCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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