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Nano Research 2018, 11(1): 233-245 https://doi.org/10.1007/s12274-017-1624-1
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Three-dimensional spongy nanographene-functionalized silicon anodes for lithium ion batteries with superior cycling stability

Show Author's Information Chunfei Zhang,  Tong-Hyun Kang,  Jong-Sung Yu( )
Department of Energy Systems EngineeringDGISTDaegu42988Republic of Korea
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silicon, spongy nanographene, core–shell, lithium ion battery, three-dimensional structure
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Zhang C, Kang T-H, Yu J-S. Three-dimensional spongy nanographene-functionalized silicon anodes for lithium ion batteries with superior cycling stability. Nano Research, 2018, 11(1): 233-245. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12274-017-1624-1
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An innovative spongy nanographene (SG) shell for a silicon substrate was prepared by low-temperature chemical vapor deposition on a hierarchical nickel nanotemplate. The SG-functionalized silicon (Si@SG) composite shows outstanding properties, which may be helpful to overcome issues affecting current silicon anodes used in lithium ion batteries such as poor conductivity, large volume expansion and high mass transfer resistance. The hierarchical nanographene shell exhibits elastic, sponge-like features that allow it to self-adaptively change its volume to accommodate the volume expansion of silicon. In addition, the porous, spongy framework containing randomly stacked graphene nanosheets presents low diffusion barriers and provides sufficiently free and short-haul channel segments to allow the fast migration of Li and electrolyte ions. The unique properties of the present silicon anode result in excellent electrochemical performances in terms of long-term cycling stability (95% capacity retention after 510 cycles), rate performance, and cycling behavior for high mass loadings at different current densities.


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Three-dimensional spongy nanographene-functionalized silicon anodes for lithium ion batteries with superior cycling stability

Show Author's information Chunfei Zhang, Tong-Hyun Kang, Jong-Sung Yu( )
Department of Energy Systems EngineeringDGISTDaegu42988Republic of Korea

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An innovative spongy nanographene (SG) shell for a silicon substrate was prepared by low-temperature chemical vapor deposition on a hierarchical nickel nanotemplate. The SG-functionalized silicon (Si@SG) composite shows outstanding properties, which may be helpful to overcome issues affecting current silicon anodes used in lithium ion batteries such as poor conductivity, large volume expansion and high mass transfer resistance. The hierarchical nanographene shell exhibits elastic, sponge-like features that allow it to self-adaptively change its volume to accommodate the volume expansion of silicon. In addition, the porous, spongy framework containing randomly stacked graphene nanosheets presents low diffusion barriers and provides sufficiently free and short-haul channel segments to allow the fast migration of Li and electrolyte ions. The unique properties of the present silicon anode result in excellent electrochemical performances in terms of long-term cycling stability (95% capacity retention after 510 cycles), rate performance, and cycling behavior for high mass loadings at different current densities.

Keywords: silicon, spongy nanographene, core–shell, lithium ion battery, three-dimensional structure

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Received: 11 February 2017
Revised: 06 April 2017
Accepted: 11 April 2017
Published: 19 July 2017
Issue date: January 2018

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This work was generously supported by Global Frontier R & D program on Center for Multiscale Energy System (NRF 2011-0031571) and NRF grant (NRF-2014K2A3A1000240) funded by the Korea government. Authors also would like to thank the Korean Basic Science Institute at Jeonju (SEM and HR-TEM analysis), Daejeon (TEM analysis), and Pusan (XPS analysis) and CCRF in DGIST.

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