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Vol. 16 (2024)

Macroporous Directed and Interconnected Carbon Architectures Endow Amorphous Silicon Nanodots as Low-Strain and Fast-Charging Anode for Lithium-Ion Batteries

https://doi.org/10.1007/s40820-023-01308-x
Zhenwei Li
Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Semiconductor Optoelectronic Materials and Intelligent Photonic Systems, Shenzhen Engineering Lab for Supercapacitor Materials, School of Material Science and Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Shenzhen, University Town, Shenzhen 518055, People’s Republic of China
Meisheng Han
Department of Mechanical and Energy Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, People’s Republic of China
Peilun Yu
Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Semiconductor Optoelectronic Materials and Intelligent Photonic Systems, Shenzhen Engineering Lab for Supercapacitor Materials, School of Material Science and Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Shenzhen, University Town, Shenzhen 518055, People’s Republic of China
Junsheng Lin
Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Semiconductor Optoelectronic Materials and Intelligent Photonic Systems, Shenzhen Engineering Lab for Supercapacitor Materials, School of Material Science and Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Shenzhen, University Town, Shenzhen 518055, People’s Republic of China
Jie Yu
Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Semiconductor Optoelectronic Materials and Intelligent Photonic Systems, Shenzhen Engineering Lab for Supercapacitor Materials, School of Material Science and Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Shenzhen, University Town, Shenzhen 518055, People’s Republic of China

Corresponding Author: Jie Yu

jyu@hit.edu.cn

Nano-Micro Letters, Vol. 16 (2024), Article Number: 98

Abstract

Fabricating low-strain and fast-charging silicon-carbon composite anodes is highly desired but remains a huge challenge for lithium-ion batteries. Herein, we report a unique silicon-carbon composite fabricated by uniformly dispersing amorphous Si nanodots (SiNDs) in carbon nanospheres (SiNDs/C) that are welded on the wall of the macroporous carbon framework (MPCF) by vertical graphene (VG), labeled as MPCF@VG@SiNDs/C. The high dispersity and amorphous features of ultrasmall SiNDs (~ 0.7 nm), the flexible and directed electron/Li+ transport channels of VG, and the MPCF impart the MPCF@VG@SiNDs/C more lithium storage sites, rapid Li+ transport path, and unique low-strain property during Li+ storage. Consequently, the MPCF@VG@SiNDs/C exhibits high cycle stability (1301.4 mAh g−1 at 1 A g−1 after 1000 cycles without apparent decay) and high rate capacity (910.3 mAh g−1, 20 A g−1) in half cells based on industrial electrode standards. The assembled pouch full cell delivers a high energy density (1694.0 Wh L−1; 602.8 Wh kg−1) and an excellent fast-charging capability (498.5 Wh kg−1, charging for 16.8 min at 3 C). This study opens new possibilities for preparing advanced silicon-carbon composite anodes for practical applications.


Highlights:
1 MPCF@VG@SiNDs/C, constructed by uniformly dispersing amorphous Si nanodots in carbon nanospheres that are welded on the wall of the macroporous carbon frameworks by vertical graphene, is synthesized and has achieved a few kilogram production per batch.
2 Finite element imitation reveals that amorphous Si nanodots with high dispersity in carbon nanosphere can achieve ultra-low stress and strain values during lithiation.
3 Unique low-strain property and fast-charging capability are achieved under industrial electrode conditions.

Keywords

Amorphous Si nanodots Low-strain Fast-charging Lithium-ion batteries
Li, Zhenwei, Meisheng Han, Peilun Yu, Junsheng Lin, and Jie Yu. 2024. “Macroporous Directed and Interconnected Carbon Architectures Endow Amorphous Silicon Nanodots As Low-Strain and Fast-Charging Anode for Lithium-Ion Batteries”. Nano-Micro Letters 16 (January):98. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40820-023-01308-x.
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