Abstract
Highly porous, conductive Si-CNT sponge-like structures with a large areal mass loading are demonstrated as effective Li-ion battery anode materials. Nano-pore formation and growth in the Si shell has been identified as the primary failure mode of the Si-CNT sponge anode, and the formation of such nanopores can be minimized by tuning the cutoff voltages. In conjunction with experiments, a theoretical analysis was carried out to explain the pore formation mechanism. © 2011 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 523-527 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Advanced Energy Materials |
| Volume | 1 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jul 15 2011 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Bibliographical note
KAUST Repository Item: Exported on 2020-10-01Acknowledged KAUST grant number(s): KUS-l1-001-12
Acknowledgements: L. H, H. W. and Y. G. contribute to this work equally. Y.C. acknowledges support from the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) Investigator Award (No. KUS-l1-001-12). Y. G. and M. Z. acknowledge support from the National Research Foundation (NRF) of Korea through World Class University (WCU) program Grant No. R31-2008-000-10083-0. A. C. acknowledges Beijing Natural Science Foundation for support (Grant 8112017: High-efficiency, recyclable nano-sponge absorption materials for water treatment).
This publication acknowledges KAUST support, but has no KAUST affiliated authors.