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Title: Chemical and Electrochemical Lithiation of van der Waals Tetrel-Arsenides

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Abstract Lithiation of van der Waals tetrel‐arsenides, GeAs and SiAs, has been investigated. Electrochemical lithiation demonstrated large initial capacities of over 950 mAh g −1 accompanied by rapid fading over successive cycling in the voltage range 0.01–2 V. Limiting the voltage range to 0.5–2 V achieved more stable cycling, which was attributed to the intercalation process with lower capacities. Ex situ powder X‐ray diffraction confirmed complete amorphization of the samples after lithiation, as well as recrystallization of the binary tetrel‐arsenide phases after full delithiation in the voltage range 0.5–2 V. Solid‐state synthetic methods produce layered phases, in which Si‐As or Ge‐As layers are separated by Li cations. The first layered compounds in the corresponding ternary systems were discovered, Li 0.9 Ge 2.9 As 3.1 and Li 3 Si 7 As 8 , which crystallize in the Pbam (No. 55) and P 2/ m (No. 10) space groups, respectively. Semiconducting layered GeAs and SiAs accommodate the extra charge from Li cations through structural rearrangement in the Si‐As or Ge‐As layers and eventually by replacement of the tetrel dumbbells with sets of Li atoms. Ge and Si monoarsenides demonstrated high structural flexibility and a mild ability for reversible lithiation.

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Ames Laboratory (AMES), Ames, IA (United States)
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OSTI Identifier:
1526289
Alternate Identifier(s):
OSTI ID: 1506712
Report Number(s):
IS-J-9942
Journal ID: ISSN 0947-6539
Grant/Contract Number:  
AC02-07CH11358
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Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Chemistry - A European Journal
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 25; Journal Issue: 25; Journal ID: ISSN 0947-6539
Publisher:
ChemPubSoc Europe
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL, AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY; layered materials; lithium; pnictides; solid-state NMR spectroscopy; tetrel

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Mark, Justin, Hanrahan, Michael P., Woo, Katherine E., Lee, Shannon, Rossini, Aaron J., and Kovnir, Kirill. Chemical and Electrochemical Lithiation of van der Waals Tetrel-Arsenides. United States: N. p., 2019. Web. doi:10.1002/chem.201900339.
Mark, Justin, Hanrahan, Michael P., Woo, Katherine E., Lee, Shannon, Rossini, Aaron J., & Kovnir, Kirill. Chemical and Electrochemical Lithiation of van der Waals Tetrel-Arsenides. United States. https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.201900339
Mark, Justin, Hanrahan, Michael P., Woo, Katherine E., Lee, Shannon, Rossini, Aaron J., and Kovnir, Kirill. Mon . "Chemical and Electrochemical Lithiation of van der Waals Tetrel-Arsenides". United States. https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.201900339. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1526289.
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title = {Chemical and Electrochemical Lithiation of van der Waals Tetrel-Arsenides},
author = {Mark, Justin and Hanrahan, Michael P. and Woo, Katherine E. and Lee, Shannon and Rossini, Aaron J. and Kovnir, Kirill},
abstractNote = {Abstract Lithiation of van der Waals tetrel‐arsenides, GeAs and SiAs, has been investigated. Electrochemical lithiation demonstrated large initial capacities of over 950 mAh g −1 accompanied by rapid fading over successive cycling in the voltage range 0.01–2 V. Limiting the voltage range to 0.5–2 V achieved more stable cycling, which was attributed to the intercalation process with lower capacities. Ex situ powder X‐ray diffraction confirmed complete amorphization of the samples after lithiation, as well as recrystallization of the binary tetrel‐arsenide phases after full delithiation in the voltage range 0.5–2 V. Solid‐state synthetic methods produce layered phases, in which Si‐As or Ge‐As layers are separated by Li cations. The first layered compounds in the corresponding ternary systems were discovered, Li 0.9 Ge 2.9 As 3.1 and Li 3 Si 7 As 8 , which crystallize in the Pbam (No. 55) and P 2/ m (No. 10) space groups, respectively. Semiconducting layered GeAs and SiAs accommodate the extra charge from Li cations through structural rearrangement in the Si‐As or Ge‐As layers and eventually by replacement of the tetrel dumbbells with sets of Li atoms. Ge and Si monoarsenides demonstrated high structural flexibility and a mild ability for reversible lithiation.},
doi = {10.1002/chem.201900339},
journal = {Chemistry - A European Journal},
number = 25,
volume = 25,
place = {United States},
year = {Mon Mar 18 00:00:00 EDT 2019},
month = {Mon Mar 18 00:00:00 EDT 2019}
}

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