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[초청강연]Silicon Embedded Micro Carbon Sphere as anode materials for high-energy and long-life lithium-ion batteries

  • 저자명

    정훈기 책임

  • 학회명

    제2회 Superelectrode 학술 워크샵

  • 게재권/집

    17-2

  • 페이지

  • 발표일

    2022-11-17

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In recent years, electric vehicles (EVs) mostly rely on high energy density for driving long distance. Therefore, silicon with high capacity of 4200 mAh/g which is advantageous for by handheld electronic devices and required to increase driving distance of EVs is the best candidate of anode materials for LIBs. However, a big challenge for silicon is facing with dramatic volume expansion problem during few lithium alloy/dealloy processes. Nevertheless, the repeated large volume change of silicon can cause unstable solid electrolyte interphase (SEI) with exponential growth of particle pulverization. To deal with those aforementioned problems, in this work, silicon embedded carbon sphere was introduced by using facile ways which are hydrothermal and micro-emulsion synthesis method. Different from conventional carbon coating method, this approach not only can sustain high intensity of vulnerable contacts between Si and carbon layer but also can stabilize SEI after several operating cycles of lithium-ion battery. This produces a unique nano/micro structured Si-C composite comprised of silicon nanoparticles embedded in micron-sized amorphous carbon balls that is capsuled by thin graphitic carbon layer. Such a dual carbon matrix tightly surrounds the silicon nanoparticles that provides high electronic conductivity and significantly decreases the absolute stress/strain of the material during multiple lithiation-delithiation processes. The Si-C composite anode demonstrates a high capacity of 1800 mAh g−1, outstanding cycling stability with capacity retention of 80% over 500 cycles, and fast charge-discharge capability of 12 min.