Insights into the Effect of Heat Treatment and Carbon Coating on the Electrochemical Behaviors of SiO Anodes for Li-Ion Batteries

Xu, Shuai; Hou, Xiaodong; Wang, Dongniu; Zuin, Lucia; Zhou, Jigang; Hou, Yong; Mann, Michael

doi:10.1002/aenm.202200127

Insights into the Effect of Heat Treatment and Carbon Coating on the Electrochemical Behaviors of SiO Anodes for Li-Ion Batteries

Journal Article · Mon Mar 21 04:00:00 EDT 2022 · Advanced Energy Materials

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1002/aenm.202200127· OSTI ID:1976246

Xu, Shuai ^[1]; ^[2]; Wang, Dongniu ^[3]; Zuin, Lucia ^[3]; Zhou, Jigang ^[3]; Hou, Yong ^[2]; Mann, Michael ^[2]

University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND (United States); OSTI
University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND (United States)
Canadian Light Source Inc., Saskatoon (Canada)

The use of SiO as an anode material has attracted significant interest due to its high capacity and long cycling life. Many promising approaches, including structural design and carbon coating at high temperatures, effectively improve its intrinsic low electrical conductivity and poor Coulombic efficiency. However, the “heat treatment process-composition and microstructure-electrochemical properties” relationship of the SiO anode is not fundamentally understood. Here the structure and composition evolution in amorphous SiO and graphene-coated SiO is investigated using different heat-treatment conditions. X-ray absorption near-edge structure techniques are also employed to analyze the surface and bulk composition change during the initial lithiation process, supplemented by physical or chemical characterization and electrochemical testing. Here results reveal the structural transition of SiO during heat treatment, from amorphous to disproportionated hierarchical structure, where the as-formed dielectric exterior SiO₂ shell and interior SiO₂ matrix severely polarizes electrodes, hindering the lithiation process. Carbon coating on SiO effectively restricts the growth of the SiO₂ shell and facilitates charge transfer, leading to improved electrochemical performance. A schematic model is proposed to reveal the relationship between the treatments, the resultant structural evolutions, and corresponding electrochemical behaviors.

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Research Organization:: Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Fossil Energy (FE); Clean Republic LLC; Canadian Light Source Inc.

Grant/Contract Number:: FE0026825

OSTI ID:: 1976246

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1855855

Journal Information:: Advanced Energy Materials, Journal Name: Advanced Energy Materials Journal Issue: 18 Vol. 12; ISSN 1614-6832

Publisher:: WileyCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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