Journal
ELECTROCHEMISTRY COMMUNICATIONS
Volume 11, Issue 6, Pages 1179-1182Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.elecom.2009.03.043
Keywords
Composite; Al-Y alloy; Magnetron sputtering; Anode; Lithium-ion batteries
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- Ministry of Education
- National University of Singapore
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Al-Y thin films synthesized by the magnetron sputtering technique were evaluated as a possible anode material for lithium-ion batteries. The optimum composition is Al0.87Y0.13, which delivers an initial capacity of 625 mAh/g and a capacity loss of 23% during the successive 70 cycles. The improved electrochemical performance, especially the cycling ability, could be attributed to the formation of a hybrid composite where Al nanocrystals are homogenously dispersed in a conductive amorphous Al-Y matrix. This result shows that nanostructural composites could be a way to address the inherent problems with Al-based lithium storage compounds. (C) 2009 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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