Issue 40, 2019

An interfacial crosslinking strategy to fabricate an ultrathin two-dimensional composite of silicon oxycarbide-enwrapped silicon nanoparticles for high-performance lithium storage

Abstract

A simple yet efficient interfacial crosslinking strategy was developed to fabricate an ultrathin two-dimensional composite in which silicon nanoparticles are uniformly enwrapped in silicon oxycarbide nanosheets (Si/SiOC-NS). The conceptual interfacial crosslinking strategy includes polymeric precipitation at the oil/water interface and simultaneous in situ crosslinking of organosilicon polymers, which overcomes the bottleneck of the conventional sol–gel method to synthesize 2D precursors for SiOC. Moreover, the nanostructures of precursors are well-controlled because of the facile precipitation process. The high aspect ratio of the as-obtained Si/SiOC-NSs exposes a large surface to the electrolyte and facilitates the penetration and diffusion of Li ions around Si nanoparticles. The stable SiOC matrix not only buffers the volume changes of active materials during the charge–discharge process but also contributes to lithium storage. As a result, the anodes of LIBs based on Si/SiOC-NS deliver excellent rate capability (a high capacity retention rate of 65% at 1 A g−1 in comparison with that 0.1 A g−1) and a long lifetime of 500 stable cycles with high capacities at a large current density of 5 A g−1.

Graphical abstract: An interfacial crosslinking strategy to fabricate an ultrathin two-dimensional composite of silicon oxycarbide-enwrapped silicon nanoparticles for high-performance lithium storage

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
17 Jul 2019
Accepted
13 Sep 2019
First published
16 Sep 2019

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2019,7, 22950-22957

An interfacial crosslinking strategy to fabricate an ultrathin two-dimensional composite of silicon oxycarbide-enwrapped silicon nanoparticles for high-performance lithium storage

J. Huang, K. Leng, Y. Chen, L. Chen, S. Liu, S. Khan, D. Wu and R. Fu, J. Mater. Chem. A, 2019, 7, 22950 DOI: 10.1039/C9TA07738C

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