Silicon nanorod formation from powder feedstock through co-condensation in plasma flash evaporation and its feasibility for lithium-ion batteries

AbstractSi nanowires/nanorods are known to enhance the cycle performance of the lithium-ion batteries. However, viable high throughput production of Si nanomaterials has not yet attained as it requires in general expensive gas source and low-rate and multiple-step approach. As one of the potential approaches, in this work, we report the fast-rate Si nanorod synthesis from low-cost powder source by the modified plasma flash evaporation and the fundamental principle of structural formation during gas co-condensation. In this process, while Si vapors are formed in high temperature plasma jet, molten copper droplets are produced separately at the low temperature region as catalysts for growth of silicon nanorods. Si rods with several micrometers long and a few hundred of nanometers in diameter were produced in a single process at rates up to 40 µm s−1. The growth of the Si nanorods from powder source is primarily characterized by the vapor–liquid–solid growth which is accelerated by the heat extraction at the growth point. The battery cells with the Si nanorods as the anode have shown that a higher capacity and better cyclability is achieved for the nanorods with higher aspect ratios.

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Facile synthesis of CuO nanoparticles as anode for lithium ion batteries with enhanced performance

Functional Materials Letters ◽

10.1142/s1793604714400086 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 07 (06) ◽

pp. 1440008 ◽

Cited By ~ 15

Author(s):

Linlin Wang ◽

Kaibin Tang ◽

Min Zhang ◽

Xiaozhu Zhang ◽

Jingli Xu

Keyword(s):

Lithium Ion Batteries ◽

Large Scale ◽

Low Cost ◽

Lithium Ion ◽

Reversible Capacity ◽

Cuo Nanoparticles ◽

Cycle Performance ◽

Scale Production ◽

Large Scale Production ◽

Average Size

Particle size effects on the electrochemical performance of the CuO particles toward lithium are essential. In this work, a low-cost, large-scale production but simple approach has been developed to fabricate CuO nanoparticles with an average size in ~ 130 nm through thermolysis of Cu ( OH )2 precursors. As anode materials for lithium ion batteries (LIBs), the CuO nanoparticles deliver a high reversible capacity of 540 mAh g-1 over 100 cycles at 0.5 C. It also exhibits a rate capacity of 405 mAh g-1 at 2 C. These results suggest that the facile synthetic method of producing the CuO nanoparticles can enhance cycle performance, superior to that of some different sizes of the CuO nanoparticles and many reported CuO -based anodes.

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Preparation of Hollow Core–Shell Fe3O4/Nitrogen-Doped Carbon Nanocomposites for Lithium-Ion Batteries

Molecules ◽

10.3390/molecules27020396 ◽

2022 ◽

Vol 27 (2) ◽

pp. 396

Author(s):

Jie Wang ◽

Qin Hu ◽

Wenhui Hu ◽

Wei Zhu ◽

Ying Wei ◽

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Keyword(s):

Lithium Ion Batteries ◽

Iron Oxides ◽

Electrode Materials ◽

Low Cost ◽

Lithium Ion ◽

Cycle Performance ◽

Etching Time ◽

Core Shell ◽

Hollow Core ◽

Carbon Nanocomposites

Iron oxides are potential electrode materials for lithium-ion batteries because of their high theoretical capacities, low cost, rich resources, and their non-polluting properties. However, iron oxides demonstrate large volume expansion during the lithium intercalation process, resulting in the electrode material being crushed, which always results in poor cycle performance. In this paper, to solve the above problem, iron oxide/carbon nanocomposites with a hollow core–shell structure were designed. Firstly, an Fe2O3@polydopamine nanocomposite was prepared using an Fe2O3 nanocube and dopamine hydrochloride as precursors. Secondly, an Fe3O4@N-doped C composite was obtained by means of further carbonization treatment. Finally, Fe3O4@void@N-Doped C-x composites with core–shell structures with different void sizes were obtained by means of Fe3O4 etching. The effect of the etching time on the void size was studied. The electrochemical properties of the composites when used as lithium-ion battery materials were studied in more detail. The results showed that the sample that was obtained via etching for 5 h using 2 mol L−1 HCl solution at 30 °C demonstrated better electrochemical performance. The discharge capacity of the Fe3O4@void@N-Doped C-5 was able to reach up to 1222 mA g h−1 under 200 mA g−1 after 100 cycles.

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CuS2 sheets: a hidden anode material with a high capacity for sodium-ion batteries

Journal of Materials Chemistry C ◽

10.1039/d0tc04946h ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Shaohua Lu ◽

Weidong Hu ◽

Xiaojun Hu

Keyword(s):

Lithium Ion Batteries ◽

Anode Material ◽

Low Cost ◽

High Capacity ◽

Lithium Ion ◽

Sodium Ion ◽

Sodium Ion Batteries

Due to their low cost and improved safety compared to lithium-ion batteries, sodium-ion batteries have attracted worldwide attention in recent decades.

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Innovative manufacturing and materials for low cost lithium ion batteries

10.2172/1261827 ◽

2015 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Steven Carlson

Keyword(s):

Lithium Ion Batteries ◽

Low Cost ◽

Lithium Ion

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Modification of the Cu current collector by magnetron sputtering to improve the cycle performance of MxOy (M:Ni,Mn,Co) anodes for lithium ion batteries

Journal of Alloys and Compounds ◽

10.1016/j.jallcom.2021.159594 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 872 ◽

pp. 159594

Author(s):

Reyhan Solmaz ◽

B. Deniz Karahan

Keyword(s):

Magnetron Sputtering ◽

Lithium Ion Batteries ◽

Lithium Ion ◽

Current Collector ◽

Cycle Performance ◽

Cu Current Collector

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In-situ synthesis of Fe2O3/rGO using different hydrothermal methods as anode materials for lithium-ion batteries

REVIEWS ON ADVANCED MATERIALS SCIENCE ◽

10.1515/rams-2020-0046 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 59 (1) ◽

pp. 477-487 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Zhuang Liu ◽

Haiyang Fu ◽

Bo Gao ◽

Yixuan Wang ◽

Kui Li ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Graphene Oxide ◽

Oleic Acid ◽

Lithium Ion Batteries ◽

Reduced Graphene Oxide ◽

Anode Materials ◽

Lithium Ion ◽

In Situ Synthesis ◽

Cycle Performance ◽

Reduced Graphene

AbstractThis paper studies in-situ synthesis of Fe2O3/reduced graphene oxide (rGO) anode materials by different hydrothermal process.Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) analysis has found that different processes can control the morphology of graphene and Fe2O3. The morphologies of Fe2O3 prepared by the hydrothermal in-situ and oleic acid-assisted hydrothermal in-situ methods are mainly composed of fine spheres, while PVP assists The thermal in-situ law presents porous ellipsoids. Graphene exhibits typical folds and small lumps. X-ray diffraction analysis (XRD) analysis results show that Fe2O3/reduced graphene oxide (rGO) is generated in different ways. Also, the material has good crystallinity, and the crystal form of the iron oxide has not been changed after adding GO. It has been reduced, and a characteristic peak appears around 25°, indicating that a large amount of reduced graphene exists. The results of the electrochemical performance tests have found that the active materials prepared in different processes have different effects on the cycle performance of lithium ion batteries. By comprehensive comparison for these three processes, the electro-chemical performance of the Fe2O3/rGO prepared by the oleic acid-assisted hydrothermal method is best.

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Improvement of long-term cycling performance of high-nickel cathode materials by ZnO coating

Nanotechnology Reviews ◽

10.1515/ntrev-2021-0020 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 10 (1) ◽

pp. 210-220

Author(s):

Fangfang Wang ◽

Ruoyu Hong ◽

Xuesong Lu ◽

Huiyong Liu ◽

Yuan Zhu ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Electrochemical Performance ◽

Lithium Ion Batteries ◽

Solid Phase ◽

Low Cost ◽

Specific Capacity ◽

High Capacity ◽

Lithium Ion ◽

Side Reaction ◽

Chemical Route ◽

High Nickel

Abstract The high-nickel cathode material of LiNi0.8Co0.15Al0.05O2 (LNCA) has a prospective application for lithium-ion batteries due to the high capacity and low cost. However, the side reaction between the electrolyte and the electrode seriously affects the cycling stability of lithium-ion batteries. In this work, Ni2+ preoxidation and the optimization of calcination temperature were carried out to reduce the cation mixing of LNCA, and solid-phase Al-doping improved the uniformity of element distribution and the orderliness of the layered structure. In addition, the surface of LNCA was homogeneously modified with ZnO coating by a facile wet-chemical route. Compared to the pristine LNCA, the optimized ZnO-coated LNCA showed excellent electrochemical performance with the first discharge-specific capacity of 187.5 mA h g−1, and the capacity retention of 91.3% at 0.2C after 100 cycles. The experiment demonstrated that the improved electrochemical performance of ZnO-coated LNCA is assigned to the surface coating of ZnO which protects LNCA from being corroded by the electrolyte during cycling.

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