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ACS Appl Mater Interfaces. 2017 Mar 29;9(12):10699-10707. doi: 10.1021/acsami.7b00460. Epub 2017 Mar 14.

Low-Cost and Novel Si-Based Gel for Li-Ion Batteries.

ACS applied materials & interfaces

Fucong Lyu, Zhifang Sun, Bo Nan, Sicen Yu, Lujie Cao, Mingyang Yang, Minchan Li, Wenxi Wang, Shaofei Wu, Shanshan Zeng, Hongtao Liu, Zhouguang Lu

Affiliations

  1. Department of Materials Science & Engineering, South University of Science and Technology of China , Shenzhen 518055, P.R. China.
  2. Department of Mechanical and Biomedical Engineering, City University of Hong Kong , Kowloon, Hong Kong, China.
  3. Department of Physics and Materials Science, City University of Hong Kong , 83 Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China.

PMID: 28256821 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.7b00460

Abstract

Si-based nanostructure composites have been intensively investigated as anode materials for next-generation lithium-ion batteries because of their ultra-high-energy storage capacity. However, it is still a great challenge to fabricate a perfect structure satisfying all the requirements of good electrical conductivity, robust matrix for buffering large volume expansion, and intact linkage of Si particles upon long-term cycling. Here, we report a novel design of Si-based multicomponent three-dimensional (3D) networks in which the Si core is capped with phytic acid shell layers through a facile high-energy ball-milling method. By mixing the functional Si with graphene oxide and functionalized carbon nanotube, we successfully obtained a homogeneous and conductive rigid silicon-based gel through complexation. Interestingly, this Si-based gel with a fancy 3D cross-linking structure could be writable and printable. In particular, this Si-based gel composite delivers a moderate specific capacity of 2711 mA h g

Keywords: Li-ion batteries; Si; anode materials; carbon nanotube; graphene; high-energy ball milling; hydrogel

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