Facile Synthesis of Core-Shell Structured SiO2@Carbon Composite Nanorods for High-Performance Lithium-Ion Batteries

Recently, SiO2 has attracted wide attention in lithium-ion batteries owing to its high theoretical capacity and low cost. However, the utilization of SiO2 is impeded by the enormous volume expansion and low electric conductivity. Although constructing SiO2/carbon composite can significantly enhance...

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Published in:Nanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland) Switzerland), 2020-03, Vol.10 (3), p.513
Main Authors: Pang, Haibo, Zhang, Weicai, Yu, Peifeng, Pan, Ning, Hu, Hang, Zheng, Mingtao, Xiao, Yong, Liu, Yingliang, Liang, Yeru
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adsorption
Aqueous solutions
Carbon
Carbon cycle
composite
Core-shell structure
core-shell structures
Current density
Dopamine
Electrical resistivity
Electrochemical analysis
Electrochemistry
Electrode materials
Electrodes
Lithium
Lithium-ion batteries
lithium-ion battery
Morphology
Nanorods
Particle size
Rechargeable batteries
Silicon dioxide
sio2
Thickness
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Summary:Recently, SiO2 has attracted wide attention in lithium-ion batteries owing to its high theoretical capacity and low cost. However, the utilization of SiO2 is impeded by the enormous volume expansion and low electric conductivity. Although constructing SiO2/carbon composite can significantly enhance the electrochemical performance, the skillful preparation of the well-defined SiO2/carbon composite is still a remaining challenge. Here, a facile strategy of in situ coating of polydopamine is applied to synthesis of a series of core-shell structured SiO2@carbon composite nanorods with different thicknesses of carbon shells. The carbon shell uniformly coated on the surface of SiO2 nanorods significantly suppresses the volume expansion to some extent, as well as improves the electric conductivity of SiO2. Therefore, the composite nanorods exhibit a remarkable electrochemical performance as the electrode materials of lithium-ion batteries. For instance, a high and stable reversible capacity at a current density of 100 mA g−1 reaches 690 mAh g−1 and a capacity of 344.9 mAh g−1 can be achieved even at the high current density of 1000 mA g−1. In addition, excellent capacity retention reaches 95% over 100 cycles. These SiO2@carbon composite nanorods with decent electrochemical performances hold great potential for applications in lithium-ion batteries.
ISSN:2079-4991
2079-4991
DOI:10.3390/nano10030513