Reversible Li-ion conversion reaction for a TixGe alloy in a Ti/Ge multilayer
Abstract
Group IV inter-metallics electrochemically alloy with Li with stoichiometries as high as Li4.4M (M=Si, Ge, Sn or Pb). Furthermore, this provides the second highest known specific capacity (after pure lithium metal) for lithium ion batteries, but the dramatic volume change during cycling greatly limits their use as anodes in Li-ion batteries. We describe an approach to overcome this limitation by constructing electrodes using a Ge/Ti multilayer architecture. In operando X-ray reflectivity and ex situ transmission electron microscopy are used to characterize the hetero-layer structure at various lithium stoichiometries along a lithiation/delithiation cycle. The as-deposited multilayer spontaneously forms a one-dimensional TixGe/Ti/TixGe core-shell planar structure embedded in a Ge matrix. The interfacial TixGe alloy is observed to be electrochemically active and exhibits reversible phase separation (i.e. a conversion reaction). Including the germanium components, the overall multilayer structure exhibits a 2.3-fold reversible vertical expansion and contraction and is shown to have improved capacity and capacity retention with respect to a Ge film with equivalent active material thickness.
- Authors:
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- Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Lemont, IL (United States); Northwestern Univ., Evanston, IL (United States)
- Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Lemont, IL (United States)
- Univ. of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL (United States)
- Northwestern Univ., Evanston, IL (United States)
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States); Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRC) (United States). Center for Electrical Energy Storage (CEES)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1371561
- Grant/Contract Number:
- AC02-06CH11357
- Resource Type:
- Accepted Manuscript
- Journal Name:
- ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Volume: 9; Journal Issue: 9; Journal ID: ISSN 1944-8244
- Publisher:
- American Chemical Society (ACS)
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; 25 ENERGY STORAGE; Ge/Ti alloy; germanium; Li-ion battery; Patterson function; X-ray reflectivity; multilayer; thin film
Citation Formats
Chen, Xiao, Fister, Tim T., Esbenshade, Jennifer, Shi, Bing, Hu, Xianyi, Wu, Jinsong, Gewirth, Andrew A., Bedzyk, Michael J., and Fenter, Paul. Reversible Li-ion conversion reaction for a TixGe alloy in a Ti/Ge multilayer. United States: N. p., 2017.
Web. doi:10.1021/acsami.6b14783.
Chen, Xiao, Fister, Tim T., Esbenshade, Jennifer, Shi, Bing, Hu, Xianyi, Wu, Jinsong, Gewirth, Andrew A., Bedzyk, Michael J., & Fenter, Paul. Reversible Li-ion conversion reaction for a TixGe alloy in a Ti/Ge multilayer. United States. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.6b14783
Chen, Xiao, Fister, Tim T., Esbenshade, Jennifer, Shi, Bing, Hu, Xianyi, Wu, Jinsong, Gewirth, Andrew A., Bedzyk, Michael J., and Fenter, Paul. Mon .
"Reversible Li-ion conversion reaction for a TixGe alloy in a Ti/Ge multilayer". United States. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.6b14783. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1371561.
@article{osti_1371561,
title = {Reversible Li-ion conversion reaction for a TixGe alloy in a Ti/Ge multilayer},
author = {Chen, Xiao and Fister, Tim T. and Esbenshade, Jennifer and Shi, Bing and Hu, Xianyi and Wu, Jinsong and Gewirth, Andrew A. and Bedzyk, Michael J. and Fenter, Paul},
abstractNote = {Group IV inter-metallics electrochemically alloy with Li with stoichiometries as high as Li4.4M (M=Si, Ge, Sn or Pb). Furthermore, this provides the second highest known specific capacity (after pure lithium metal) for lithium ion batteries, but the dramatic volume change during cycling greatly limits their use as anodes in Li-ion batteries. We describe an approach to overcome this limitation by constructing electrodes using a Ge/Ti multilayer architecture. In operando X-ray reflectivity and ex situ transmission electron microscopy are used to characterize the hetero-layer structure at various lithium stoichiometries along a lithiation/delithiation cycle. The as-deposited multilayer spontaneously forms a one-dimensional TixGe/Ti/TixGe core-shell planar structure embedded in a Ge matrix. The interfacial TixGe alloy is observed to be electrochemically active and exhibits reversible phase separation (i.e. a conversion reaction). Including the germanium components, the overall multilayer structure exhibits a 2.3-fold reversible vertical expansion and contraction and is shown to have improved capacity and capacity retention with respect to a Ge film with equivalent active material thickness.},
doi = {10.1021/acsami.6b14783},
journal = {ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces},
number = 9,
volume = 9,
place = {United States},
year = {Mon Feb 13 00:00:00 EST 2017},
month = {Mon Feb 13 00:00:00 EST 2017}
}
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