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JOURNAL OF ALLOYS AND COMPOUNDS
Volume 723, Issue -, Pages 434-440Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE SA
DOI: 10.1016/j.jallcom.2017.06.217
Keywords
Lithium ion battery; Silicon; Spray drying; Graphene; Anode material
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Funding
- Natural Science Foundation of China [51634003, 50902038]
- Heilongjiang Science & Technology Key Bidding Program [GA14A102]
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The micro-sized silicon@carbon@graphene spherical composite (Si@C@RGO) has been prepared by an industrially scalable spray drying approach and a subsequent calcination process. The obtained Si@C@RGO anode exhibits a high initial reversible specific capacity of 1599 mAh g(-1) at a current density of 100 mA g(-1) with a good capacity retention of 94.9% of the original charge capacity at a higher current density of 200 mA g(-1). Moreover, the Si@C@RGO anode shows a high reversible specific capacity of 951 mAh g(-1) even at a high current density of 2000 mA g(-1). The excellent cycling stability and superior rate capability are attributed to the unique structural design of carbon coating and wrapped by highly conductive graphene. The combination of carbon shells and flexible graphene can effectively enhance the electrical conductivity of the composite and accommodate significant volume changes of silicon during cycling. The presented spray drying strategy is adaptable for large-scale industrial production of Si-based composite, and it can be extended to the design of other promising micro-sized electrode materials. (C) 2017 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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