Carbon coated Si core–shell structures have been proposed to solve the adverse effects of Si-based anode.However,designing ideal core–shell architecture with excellent surface and interface properties is still a sig...Carbon coated Si core–shell structures have been proposed to solve the adverse effects of Si-based anode.However,designing ideal core–shell architecture with excellent surface and interface properties is still a significant challenge.Herein,a novel peanut-like structure of B-doped silicon/carbon nanoparticle(Si@B-C)synthe-sized by sol–gel process and subsequent thermal reduction is reported.The peanut-like Si@B-C electrode demon-strates a superior cyclability of 534 mAh·g^(-1)after 1000 cycles at high current density of 1000 mA·g^(-1).The exceptional electrochemical performance is attributed to the boric acid-induced highly interconnected peanut-like structure and boron heteroatom framework could provide a continuous electron pathway to reduce the irreversible lithium ion loss during rapid cycling.This work provides insight into the development of the heteroatom-doped Si-based anodes with stable cycling performance for LIBs.展开更多
基金the financial support provided by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 51701114, 11604204, 51805313)the Youth Teacher Development Program of Shanghai Universities, China (No. ZZGCD15101)。
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.51702046)the Program for Professor of Special Appointment(Eastern Scholar)at Shanghai Institutions of Higher Learning,State Key Laboratory for Modification of Chemical Fibers and Polymer Materials,Donghua University。
文摘Carbon coated Si core–shell structures have been proposed to solve the adverse effects of Si-based anode.However,designing ideal core–shell architecture with excellent surface and interface properties is still a significant challenge.Herein,a novel peanut-like structure of B-doped silicon/carbon nanoparticle(Si@B-C)synthe-sized by sol–gel process and subsequent thermal reduction is reported.The peanut-like Si@B-C electrode demon-strates a superior cyclability of 534 mAh·g^(-1)after 1000 cycles at high current density of 1000 mA·g^(-1).The exceptional electrochemical performance is attributed to the boric acid-induced highly interconnected peanut-like structure and boron heteroatom framework could provide a continuous electron pathway to reduce the irreversible lithium ion loss during rapid cycling.This work provides insight into the development of the heteroatom-doped Si-based anodes with stable cycling performance for LIBs.