A porous coral-structured Si/C composite as an anode material was fabricated by coating Si nanoparticles with a carbon layer from polyvinyl alcohol（PVA）, erosion of hydrofluoric（HF） acid, and secondary coating wit...A porous coral-structured Si/C composite as an anode material was fabricated by coating Si nanoparticles with a carbon layer from polyvinyl alcohol（PVA）, erosion of hydrofluoric（HF） acid, and secondary coating with pitch. Three samples with different pitch contents of 30%, 40% and 50% were synthesized. The composition and morphology of the composites were characterized by X-ray diffractometry（XRD） and scanning electron microscopy（SEM）, respectively, and the properties were tested by electrochemical measurements. The results indicated that the composites showed obviously enhanced electrochemical performance compared with that without secondary carbon coating. The second discharge capacity of the composite was 773 m A·h/g at a current density of 100 m A/g, and still retained 669 m A·h/g after 60 cycles with a small capacity fade of less than 0.23%/cycle, while the content of secondary carbon source of pitch was set at 40%. Therefore, the cycle stability of the composite could be excellently improved by regulating carbon content of secondary coating.展开更多
The microstructures of carbon precursors significantly affect the electrochemical performance of Si/C composite anodes.However,the interaction between Si and carbon materials with different structures is still unclear...The microstructures of carbon precursors significantly affect the electrochemical performance of Si/C composite anodes.However,the interaction between Si and carbon materials with different structures is still unclear.Pitch-based materials undergoing different thermal treatments are superior sources for synthesizing carbons with different structures.Herein,different types of mesophase pitch(domain,flow-domain and mosaic structure) obtained from controllable thermal condensation are utilized to prepare Si/C composite materials and the corresponding models are established through finite element simulation to explore the correlation between the lithium storage properties of Si/C composites and the structures of carbon materials.The results indicate that the flow-domain texture pitch P2 has a better ability to buffer the volume expansion of silicon particles for its highly ordered arrangement of carbon crystallites inside could disperse the swelling stress uniformly alongside the particle surface.The sample Si@P2 exhibits the highest capacity of 1328 mA h/g after 200 cycles at a current density of 0.1 A/g as well as the best rate performance and stability.While sample Si@P3 in which the mosaic texture pitch P3 composed of random orientation of crystallites undergoes the fastest capacity decay.These findings suggest that highly ordered carbon materials are more suitable for the synthesis of Si/C composite anodes and provide insights for understanding the interaction between carbon and silicon during the charging/discharging process.展开更多
通过高温热解法合成不同纳米硅含量的Si/C复合微球材料并对其形貌及电化学性能进行了探究。采用X射线衍射(XRD)、扫描电镜(SEM)、透射电镜(TEM)、恒电流充放电和循环伏安测试等技术对样品进行表征分析。电化学测试结果表明:当样品中的...通过高温热解法合成不同纳米硅含量的Si/C复合微球材料并对其形貌及电化学性能进行了探究。采用X射线衍射(XRD)、扫描电镜(SEM)、透射电镜(TEM)、恒电流充放电和循环伏安测试等技术对样品进行表征分析。电化学测试结果表明:当样品中的硅含量为8%(质量分数)时,制备的纳米Si/C复合微球负极材料在100 m A/g的电流密度下,首次可逆充电比容量为532.0 mAh/g,循环100次后,比容量可稳定在321.8 mAh/g。该结果归因于无定形碳良好的导电性及较高的比表面积。展开更多
基金Project(11204090)supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of ChinaProject(2013KJCX0050)supported by the Department of Education of Guangdong Province+6 种基金ChinaProjects(2014B0404040672014A0404010052015A0404040432015A090905003201508030033)supported by the Scientific and Technological Plan of Guangdong Province and Guangzhou CityChina
文摘A porous coral-structured Si/C composite as an anode material was fabricated by coating Si nanoparticles with a carbon layer from polyvinyl alcohol（PVA）, erosion of hydrofluoric（HF） acid, and secondary coating with pitch. Three samples with different pitch contents of 30%, 40% and 50% were synthesized. The composition and morphology of the composites were characterized by X-ray diffractometry（XRD） and scanning electron microscopy（SEM）, respectively, and the properties were tested by electrochemical measurements. The results indicated that the composites showed obviously enhanced electrochemical performance compared with that without secondary carbon coating. The second discharge capacity of the composite was 773 m A·h/g at a current density of 100 m A/g, and still retained 669 m A·h/g after 60 cycles with a small capacity fade of less than 0.23%/cycle, while the content of secondary carbon source of pitch was set at 40%. Therefore, the cycle stability of the composite could be excellently improved by regulating carbon content of secondary coating.
基金financial support from the National Key Research and Development Programme (2018YFC1801901)the National Natural Science Foundation of China (21808115, 22108309, 52172093)+1 种基金the Key Research and Development Project (Major Project of Scientific and Technological Innovation) of Shandong Province (2020CXGC010308)the Taishan Scholar Program of Shandong (ts20190919)。
文摘The microstructures of carbon precursors significantly affect the electrochemical performance of Si/C composite anodes.However,the interaction between Si and carbon materials with different structures is still unclear.Pitch-based materials undergoing different thermal treatments are superior sources for synthesizing carbons with different structures.Herein,different types of mesophase pitch(domain,flow-domain and mosaic structure) obtained from controllable thermal condensation are utilized to prepare Si/C composite materials and the corresponding models are established through finite element simulation to explore the correlation between the lithium storage properties of Si/C composites and the structures of carbon materials.The results indicate that the flow-domain texture pitch P2 has a better ability to buffer the volume expansion of silicon particles for its highly ordered arrangement of carbon crystallites inside could disperse the swelling stress uniformly alongside the particle surface.The sample Si@P2 exhibits the highest capacity of 1328 mA h/g after 200 cycles at a current density of 0.1 A/g as well as the best rate performance and stability.While sample Si@P3 in which the mosaic texture pitch P3 composed of random orientation of crystallites undergoes the fastest capacity decay.These findings suggest that highly ordered carbon materials are more suitable for the synthesis of Si/C composite anodes and provide insights for understanding the interaction between carbon and silicon during the charging/discharging process.
文摘通过高温热解法合成不同纳米硅含量的Si/C复合微球材料并对其形貌及电化学性能进行了探究。采用X射线衍射(XRD)、扫描电镜(SEM)、透射电镜(TEM)、恒电流充放电和循环伏安测试等技术对样品进行表征分析。电化学测试结果表明:当样品中的硅含量为8%(质量分数)时,制备的纳米Si/C复合微球负极材料在100 m A/g的电流密度下,首次可逆充电比容量为532.0 mAh/g,循环100次后,比容量可稳定在321.8 mAh/g。该结果归因于无定形碳良好的导电性及较高的比表面积。
