Journal
JOURNAL OF POWER SOURCES
Volume 431, Issue -, Pages 55-62Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpowsour.2019.05.043
Keywords
Ti3SiC2; Silicon; Cycling stability; Rate performance; Lithium-ion batteries
Funding
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [51571178, 51831009, U1601212]
- National Materials Genome Project [2016YFB0700600]
- Science and Technology Program of Zhejiang Province, China [2017C31085]
- Aerospace Innovation Fund of Shanghai [SAST2016116]
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Large volume changes (similar to 300%) during cycling and low electronic conductivity of silicon (Si) always lead to the failure of the Si anode for lithium-ion batteries. In this paper, we report a facile method to fabricate Si/Ti3SiC2 composites by one-step sand-milling process. Ti3SiC2 is used as a mechanical strengthening and high conductive matrix for Si-based anode for the first time. X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) are conducted to characterize the structure and morphology of the Si/Ti3SiC2 composites. Capacity and cycling performance are studied by galvanostatic method. Nanoindentation test is performed to measure the elastic modulus and hardness of the electrodes. Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) and four-probe electronic conductivity measurement are used to assess the effect of Ti3SiC2 on the electronic conductivity of Si anode. Electrochemical investigations show that both cycling stability and rate performance of Si/Ti3SiC2 anodes are significantly improved comparing with those of the pure Si anode. SEM, nanoindentation and four-probe electronic conductivity measurement results reveal that the Ti3SiC2 can not only significantly enhance the electronic conductivity of the Si/Ti3SiC2 anodes but also maintain the integrity of the electrode during cycling by markedly increasing the elastic modulus and hardness of the electrodes.
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