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A Green And Facile Way To Prepare Granadilla-Like Silicon-Based Anode Materials For Li-Ion Batteries, Lei Zhang, Ranjusha Rajagopalan, Haipeng Guo, Xianluo Hu, S X. Dou, Hua-Kun Liu
A Green And Facile Way To Prepare Granadilla-Like Silicon-Based Anode Materials For Li-Ion Batteries, Lei Zhang, Ranjusha Rajagopalan, Haipeng Guo, Xianluo Hu, S X. Dou, Hua-Kun Liu
Australian Institute for Innovative Materials - Papers
A yolk-shell-structured carbon@void@silicon (CVS) anode material in which a void space is created between the inside silicon nanoparticle and the outer carbon shell is considered as a promising candidate for Li-ion cells. Untill now, all the previous yolk-shell composites were fabricated through a templating method, wherein the SiO2 layer acts as a sacrificial layer and creates a void by a selective etching method using toxic hydrofluoric acid. However, this method is complex and toxic. Here, a green and facile synthesis of granadilla-like outer carbon coating encapsulated silicon/carbon microspheres which are composed of interconnected carbon framework supported CVS nanobeads is reported. …
Si-Containing Precursors For Si-Based Anode Materials Of Li-Ion Batteries: A Review, Lei Zhang, Xiaoxiao Liu, Qianjin Zhao, Shi Xue Dou, Hua-Kun Liu, Yunhui Huang, Xianluo Hu
Si-Containing Precursors For Si-Based Anode Materials Of Li-Ion Batteries: A Review, Lei Zhang, Xiaoxiao Liu, Qianjin Zhao, Shi Xue Dou, Hua-Kun Liu, Yunhui Huang, Xianluo Hu
Australian Institute for Innovative Materials - Papers
Lithium-ion batteries with high energy density are in demand for consumer electronics, electric vehicles, and grid-scale stationary energy storage. Si is one of the most promising anode materials due to its extremely high specific capacity. However, the full application of Si-based anode materials is limited by poor cycle life and rate capability resulted from low ionic/electronic conductivity and large volume change over cycling. In recent years, great progress has been made in improving the performance of Si anodes by employing nanotechnology. The preparation methods are essentially important, in which the precursors used are crucial to design and control the microstructure …
Comment On "Cycling Li-O2 Batteries Via Lioh Formation And Decomposition", Yue Shen, Wang Zhang, Shulei Chou, S X. Dou
Comment On "Cycling Li-O2 Batteries Via Lioh Formation And Decomposition", Yue Shen, Wang Zhang, Shulei Chou, S X. Dou
Australian Institute for Innovative Materials - Papers
Copyright 2016 by the American Association for the Advancement of Science; all rights reserved. Liu et al. (Research Article, 30 October 2015, p. 530) described a lithium-oxygen (Li-O2) battery based on lithium iodide (LiI)-assisted lithium hydroxide (LiOH) formation and decomposition.We argue that LiOH cannot be oxidized by triiodide (I3 -). The charge capacity is from the oxidation of I- instead of LiOH. The limited-capacity cycling test is misleading when the electrolyte contributes considerable parasitic reaction capacity.
A High-Performance Rechargeable Mg2+/Li+ Hybrid Battery Using One-Dimensional Mesoporous Tio2(B) Nanoflakes As The Cathode, Shuojian Su, Yanna Nuli, Zhenguo Huang, Qi Miao, Jun Yang, Jiulin Wang
A High-Performance Rechargeable Mg2+/Li+ Hybrid Battery Using One-Dimensional Mesoporous Tio2(B) Nanoflakes As The Cathode, Shuojian Su, Yanna Nuli, Zhenguo Huang, Qi Miao, Jun Yang, Jiulin Wang
Australian Institute for Innovative Materials - Papers
Mg2+/Li+ hybrid batteries have recently been constructed combining a Mg anode, a Li+-intercalation electrode, and an electrolyte containing both Mg2+ and Li+. These batteries have been reported to outperform all the previously reported magnesium batteries in terms of specific capacity, cycling stability, and rate capability. Herein, we report the outstanding electrochemical performance of Mg2+/Li+ hybrid batteries consisting of a one-dimensional mesoporous TiO2(B) cathode, a Mg anode, and an electrolyte consisting of 0.5 mol L-1 Mg(BH4)2 + 1.5 mol L-1 LiBH4 in tetraglyme. A highly synergetic interaction between Li+ and Mg2+ ions toward the pseudo-capacitive reaction is proposed. The hybrid batteries …
Binder-Free And Carbon-Free 3d Porous Air Electrode For Li-O2 Batteries With High Efficiency, High Capacity, And Long Life, Wenbin Luo, Xuanwen Gao, Dongqi Shi, Shulei Chou, Jiazhao Wang, Hua-Kun Liu
Binder-Free And Carbon-Free 3d Porous Air Electrode For Li-O2 Batteries With High Efficiency, High Capacity, And Long Life, Wenbin Luo, Xuanwen Gao, Dongqi Shi, Shulei Chou, Jiazhao Wang, Hua-Kun Liu
Australian Institute for Innovative Materials - Papers
Pt-Gd alloy polycrystalline thin film is deposited on 3D nickel foam by pulsed laser deposition method serving as a whole binder/carbon-free air electrode, showing great catalytic activity enhancement as an efficient bifunctional catalyst for the oxygen reduction and evolution reactions in lithium oxygen batteries. The porous structure can facilitate rapid O2 and electrolyte diffusion, as well as forming a continuous conductive network throughout the whole energy conversion process. It shows a favorable cycle performance in the full discharge/charge model, owing to the high catalytic activity of the Pt-Gd alloy composite and 3D porous nickel foam structure. Specially, excellent cycling performance …
A Methodical Approach For Fabrication Of Binder-Free Li2s-C Composite Cathode With High Loading Of Active Material For Li-S Battery, Mohammad Kaiser, Xin Liang, Hua-Kun Liu, S X. Dou, Jiazhao Wang
A Methodical Approach For Fabrication Of Binder-Free Li2s-C Composite Cathode With High Loading Of Active Material For Li-S Battery, Mohammad Kaiser, Xin Liang, Hua-Kun Liu, S X. Dou, Jiazhao Wang
Australian Institute for Innovative Materials - Papers
Lithium sulfide (Li2S), which has a theoretical capacity of 1166 mA h/g, is considered as a promising cathode material for the Li-S battery. The electrochemical performance of microsized Li2S is impaired, however, by its low electrical conductivity as well as first cycle high activation potential problem. In this work, microsized Li2S powder had been ball-milled with different carbon sources to synthesize Li2S-C composites as well as to find the suitable carbon sources, which were then capillary-deposited in three-dimensional multi-layered Ni foam from a dioxolane-containing mixture to fabricate a binder-free Li2S-C composite cathode. A large amount of active material (∼5 mg/cm2) …