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Optimized ALD-derived MgO coating layers enhancing silicon anode performance for lithium ion batteries

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 May 2019

Xia Tai ,
Xifei Li ,
Alibek Kakimov ,
Shiyu Li ,
Wen Liu ,
Jianwei Li ,
Jie Xu ,
Dejun Li  and
Xueliang Sun
Xia Tai
Affiliation:
Tianjin International Joint Research Centre of Surface Technology for Energy Storage Materials, College of Physics and Materials Science, Tianjin Normal University, Tianjin 300387, China
Xifei Li*
Affiliation:
Tianjin International Joint Research Centre of Surface Technology for Energy Storage Materials, College of Physics and Materials Science, Tianjin Normal University, Tianjin 300387, China; and Institute of Advanced Electrochemical Energy & School of Materials Science and Engineering, Xi’an University of Technology, Xi’an, Shaanxi 710048, China
Alibek Kakimov
Affiliation:
Institute of Advanced Electrochemical Energy & School of Materials Science and Engineering, Xi’an University of Technology, Xi’an, Shaanxi 710048, China
Shiyu Li*
Affiliation:
Institute of Advanced Electrochemical Energy & School of Materials Science and Engineering, Xi’an University of Technology, Xi’an, Shaanxi 710048, China
Wen Liu
Affiliation:
Institute of Advanced Electrochemical Energy & School of Materials Science and Engineering, Xi’an University of Technology, Xi’an, Shaanxi 710048, China
Jianwei Li*
Affiliation:
Institute of Advanced Electrochemical Energy & School of Materials Science and Engineering, Xi’an University of Technology, Xi’an, Shaanxi 710048, China
Jie Xu
Affiliation:
Tianjin International Joint Research Centre of Surface Technology for Energy Storage Materials, College of Physics and Materials Science, Tianjin Normal University, Tianjin 300387, China
Dejun Li*
Affiliation:
Tianjin International Joint Research Centre of Surface Technology for Energy Storage Materials, College of Physics and Materials Science, Tianjin Normal University, Tianjin 300387, China
Xueliang Sun
Affiliation:
Tianjin International Joint Research Centre of Surface Technology for Energy Storage Materials, College of Physics and Materials Science, Tianjin Normal University, Tianjin 300387, China; Institute of Advanced Electrochemical Energy & School of Materials Science and Engineering, Xi’an University of Technology, Xi’an, Shaanxi 710048, China; and Nanomaterials and Energy Lab, Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, Western University London, Ontario N6A 5B9, Canada
*
a)Address all correspondence to this author. e-mail: xfli2011@hotmail.com
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Abstract

In this work, atomic layer deposition (ALD), as a novel strategy, has been applied to deposit MgO on nano-sized porous Si (pSi) dendrites obtained by etching Al–Si alloy for LIBs. The reversible specific capacity of pSi@MgO electrode is 969.4 mA h/g after 100 cycles at 100 mA/g between 0.01 and 1.5 V, and it presents the discharge specific capacities of 1253.0, 885.5, 642.4, 366.2, and 101.4 mA h/g at 100, 500, 1000, 2000, and 5000 mA/g, respectively. What is more, it delivers a high reversible capacity of 765.1 mA h/g even at 500 mA/g after 200 cycles. The performance improvement can be attributed to the protection of the MgO layer and built-in space of porous Si for volume expansion upon cycling. These results illustrate that ALD derived coating is a powerful strategy to enhance electrical properties of anode materials with huge volume change for lithium-ion batteries.

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Siatomic layer depositionelectrical properties
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Journal of Materials Research , Volume 34 , Issue 14 , 28 July 2019 , pp. 2425 - 2434
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2019 

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