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Electrochemical characterization of cellular Si and Si/C anodes for lithium ion battery

  • Shichao Zhang*
  • , Tao Jiang
  • , Ruoxu Lin
  • , Guanrao Liu
  • , Wenbo Liu
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • State Intellectual Property Office of the Peoples Republic of China
  • Beihang University

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Abstract

The structural optimization of Si-based anodes for lithium ion battery is always a promising way to put them into commercial application. In this article, cellular silicon-based anodes were prepared by casting milled Si and Si-C powders into the "valley-ridge" copper architecture. Their electrochemical properties and failure mechanism were studied by means of charge-discharge (C-D) test, differential capacity plots and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS). In comparison with common anode fabricated with "slurry-coating" technology on flat copper foil, the cellular copper framework has shown a great structural advantage in restricting severe volume changes of silicon particles. This "stress-restriction" environment can effectively suppress stain-induced loosening happened inside electrodes, and consequently improve cycle-life and coulombic efficiency of Si-based anodes.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)9644-9651
Number of pages8
JournalInternational Journal of Electrochemical Science
Volume8
Issue number7
DOIs
StatePublished - 2013

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

  1. SDG 7 - Affordable and Clean Energy
    SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy

Keywords

  • Anode
  • Current collector
  • Lithium ion battery
  • Silicon

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