Journal of East China Normal University(Natural Science) ›› 2022, Vol. 2022 ›› Issue (1): 52-61.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1000-5641.2022.01.007

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Effect of silicon/carbon composite structure on its electrochemical performance as a lithium-ion battery anode

Xiaohua TIAN(), Chenlu YU, Han ZHENG, Zhuo SUN, Zhejuan ZHANG*(), Xianqing PIAO   

  1. Engineering Research Center for Nanophotonics and Advanced Instrument (Ministry of Education), School of Physics and Electronic Science, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200241, China
  • Received:2021-04-23 Online:2022-01-25 Published:2022-01-18
  • Contact: Zhejuan ZHANG E-mail:xhtian404@yeah.net;zjzhang@phy.ecnu.edu.cn

Abstract:

Porous silicon/hard carbon composite (Si@CTS) was successfully fabricated using liquidphase encapsulation and a low-temperature pyrolysis process, in which silicon particles from cutting waste in the manufacturing of crystalline silicon solar cells was used as a raw material and chitosan as carbon source. In this paper, the electrochemical performance of Si@CTS and a mixture of Si@CTS and graphite (Si@CTS/G) as anode materials of a lithium-ion battery was studied. The Si@CTS electrode showed a high discharge specific capacity of 1672.8 mAh/g and a high initial coulombic efficiency of 84.45%. After 100 cycles, the Si@CTS retained a reversible capacity of 626.4 mAh/g. The discharge specific capacity of the Si@CTS/G composite was 698.1 mAh/g; hence, the discharge specific capacity of the Si@CTS/G composite was higher than that of Si@CTS and offered better stability. The findings are critical for mass manufacture and deployment of silicon/carbon anodes with high capacity and stability in lithium-ion batteries.

Key words: sub-micron silicon, silicon waste, silicon/carbon composite, lithium-ion battery, interconnected structure

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