Multicoated composites of nano silicon and graphene nanoplatelets as anodes in Li-ion batteries

Abstract

A simple, non-vacuum aerosol-assisted chemical deposition (AACD) method was developed for the deposition of a homogeneous composite film of graphene nanoplatelets and nano silicon. The multicoated composite anode (with 10 wt% silicon) exhibited promising capacity retention of 85.8% after 500 discharge/charge cycles in Li-ion batteries.