A self-assembled silicon/phenolic resin-based carbon core-shell nanocomposite as an anode material for lithium-ion batteries

作者：Lu, Zhiyao; Li, Bing^*; Yang, Daijun; Lv, Hong; Xue, Mingzhe; Zhang, Cunman^*

来源：RSC Advances, 2018, 8(7): 3477-3482.

DOI：10.1039/c7ra13580g

• SILICON HOLLOW NANOSPHERES
• HIGH-PERFORMANCE ANODES
• LONG CYCLE LIFE
• GRAPHENE OXIDE
• NANOPARTICLES
• STORAGE
• CHALLENGES
• LITHIATION
• NANOWIRES
• STABILITY

Silicon, with advantages such as high theoretical capacity and relatively low working potential, has been regarded as promising when it is used for lithium-ion battery anodes. However, its practical application is impeded by the intrinsic low electrical conductivity and the dramatic volume change during the lithiation/delithiation process, which leads to a rapid capacity fading of the electrode. In this regard, we design silicon nanoparticles homogeneously coated with a phenolic resin-based carbon layer as a core-shell nanocomposite via a facile self-assembly method followed by carbonization. The surrounding carbon shell, confirmed by transmission electron microscopy and Raman spectroscopy, is not only beneficial to the formation of a stable solid electrolyte interface film, but the electrical conductivity of the electrode is also enhanced. A high and stable specific capacity of nearly 1000 mA h g(-1) is achieved at C/3 after 200 cycles with a coulombic efficiency of >99.6%. The entire synthesis process is quite simple and easy to scale up, thus having great potential for commercial applications.

• 出版日期2018
• 单位同济大学