Silicene for Na-ion battery applications

Jiajie Zhu; Udo Schwingenschlögl

doi:10.1088/2053-1583/3/3/035012

Silicene for Na-ion battery applications

Jiajie Zhu, Udo Schwingenschlögl

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Na-ion batteries are promising candidates to replace Li-ion batteries in large scale applications because of the advantages in natural abundance and cost of Na. Silicene has potential as the anode in Li-ion batteries but so far has not received attention with respect to Na-ion batteries. In this context, freestanding silicene, a graphene-silicene-graphene heterostructure, and a graphene-silicene superlattice are investigated for possible application in Na-ion batteries, using first-principles calculations. The calculated Na capacities of 954mAh/g for freestanding silicene and 730mAh/g for the graphenesilicene superlattice (10% biaxial tensile strain) are highly competitive and potentials of >0.3 V against the Na/Na potential exceed the corresponding value of graphite. In addition, the diffusion barriers are predicted to be

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	035012
Journal	2D Materials
Volume	3
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1088/2053-1583/3/3/035012
State	Published - Aug 19 2016

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Acknowledgements: The research reported in this publication was supported by funding from King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST).

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