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Structured Silicon Macropore As Anode In Lithium Ion Batteries, Xida Sun
Structured Silicon Macropore As Anode In Lithium Ion Batteries, Xida Sun
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Porous silicon (PS) membranes for lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) anode applications were developed, demonstrated and characterized systematically in this work. Electrochemical measurements were conducted on both Si-wafer supported and free-standing porous Si membranes. It turned out that the specific capacity of LIBs was enhanced remarkably by PS based anode. PS was fabricated by using electrochemical anodization in a mixed solution of Dimethylformamide (DMF) and Hydrofluoric acid (HF wt.49%). By varying the anodization conditions, including HF concentration, anodization etching time and current density, pores were formed in a p-type (1-20Ω cm) boron-doped silicon substrate. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) was employed to investigate …
Lithium-Ion Battery Anodes Of Randomly Dispersed Carbon Nanotubes, Nanofibers, And Tin-Oxide Nanoparticles, Gerard Klint Simon
Lithium-Ion Battery Anodes Of Randomly Dispersed Carbon Nanotubes, Nanofibers, And Tin-Oxide Nanoparticles, Gerard Klint Simon
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Lithium-ion battery anodes with a nanostructure of randomly dispersed carbon nanofibers (CNFs), carbon nanotubes (CNTs), and nanoparticles of tin-oxide or silicon were fabricated and tested in order to develop high capacity, easily manufactured anodes. In these anodes, a mesh of CNTs and CNFs form a conductive network within which the nanoparticles of tin-oxide are suspended. The CNT network directs electron flow to and from the nanoparticles while accommodating their volume changes. The CNFs were intended to aid electron transport by serving as conduction channels between the CNTs and the current collector. Secondarily, the CNFs reinforce the physical structure of the …