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Enhanced lithium storage capabilities of NiO@Si core–shell nanowall arrays by voltage-control technique and their use as anode materials for lithium-ion batteries

Abstract

In this work, we demonstrate the synthesis of Ni–Li2O@Si core–shell nanowall arrays through the lithiation of pre-synthesized NiO@Si core–shell nanowall arrays during the first lithium insertion process. When we control the potential window between 0.01–1.0 V, the electrochemically active NiO irreversibly reacts with Li to form Ni–Li2O nanowall cores. These Ni–Li2O cores function as both a stable mechanical support and an efficient electron conducting pathway in the later cycles while the coated Si shell functions as the active material during the charge and discharge process. The elaborately designed electrode shows better cycling and rate performance when acting as a lithium-ion battery anode compared to a planar Ni@Si electrode.

Graphical abstract: Enhanced lithium storage capabilities of NiO@Si core–shell nanowall arrays by voltage-control technique and their use as anode materials for lithium-ion batteries

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
14 Sep 2016
Accepted
01 Nov 2016
First published
02 Nov 2016

RSC Adv., 2016,6, 109649-109656

Enhanced lithium storage capabilities of NiO@Si core–shell nanowall arrays by voltage-control technique and their use as anode materials for lithium-ion batteries

S. Wu, N. Du, H. Wu, C. Xiao, W. Zhao and D. Yang, RSC Adv., 2016, 6, 109649 DOI: 10.1039/C6RA22995F

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