Si-O-C骨架支撑型高循环性能锂离子电池硅基负极材料(英文)

通过经济有效的方法制备得到一种具有长循环寿命的高效稳定性硅/硅氧碳/无定形碳的复合负极材料结构.在这种结构中,以具有稳定化学性能的硅氧碳结构作为骨架,来支撑和隔离硅纳米颗粒结构.材料中包含的无定形碳组分可提高硅/硅氧碳结构的电导性能.这种复合负极结构在0.3C电流充放电情况下,不仅能发挥出637.3 mAh·g-1的比容量,而且在经过100周的充放电循环后,其容量保持率也达到86%.这种新型硅基负极材料的设计为其他功能材料的设计提供了一种潜在可能的方法.     

碳在锂离子电池硅碳复合材料中的作用

随着低比容量硅碳复合材料(<500 mAh/g)在锂离子电池中的商业化应用,硅基负极材料也从实验室研究走向了产业化发展。近年来的研究工作中,许多方法被用来解决硅在循环过程中体积变化(>300%)所带来的一系列问题。在材料结构方面,从最初的硅材料纳米化、硅与其他材料复合等技术手段转变到了硅碳复合材料二次颗粒的结构设计、表面包覆层设计等方法;在应用性能方面,除了早期文献报道的材料比容量、循环性能等参数外,还增加了材料比表面积、振实密度、首次及循环库仑效率等更符合电池实际应用要求的性能参数研究,从而极大地推动了硅基负极材料的商业化应用进程。本文首先综述了近年来硅碳复合材料组成、结构设计的发展脉络,进一步分析了由石墨、软碳、硬碳、碳纤维和石墨烯等碳源合成的硅碳复合材料的结构特点,并对其电化学性能进行分析对比,总结了碳在硅碳复合材料结构及其性能上发挥的作用。最后,对硅碳复合材料制备过程中的结构设计要求和碳材料的选择进行了分析和展望。     

一步法高效制备纳米Si/C复合材料及其在高性能锂离子电池中的应用

开发了一种一步高效合成纳米硅/碳复合材料的新方法, 该方法通过球磨SiCl₄、 Mg₂Si和商业碳片, 使SiCl₄自下而上还原, 原位形成的纳米硅均匀生长在碳片上, 高效制备了纳米硅与碳片均匀复合物(Nano-Si/C). 该Nano-Si/C用作锂离子电池负极材料展现出高的可逆储锂容量(2450 mA·h/g)、 良好的倍率性能及优异的长循环稳定性, 在2 A/g电流密度下, 经过600次循环后, 容量仍然稳定在1400 mA·h/g. 其突出的电化学性能主要归因于小尺寸纳米硅与碳片均匀复合的纳米结构, 在循环嵌锂/脱锂过程中仍能保持结构和电化学性质的稳定性.     

锂离子电池负极材料纳米多孔硅/石墨/碳复合微球的制备与性能

以硅藻土为原料, 通过镁热还原反应得到多孔硅, 进一步利用砂磨得到纳米多孔硅, 然后通过球磨将其与片状石墨和沥青均匀混合, 采用喷雾干燥技术造粒, 高温煅烧后制备了纳米多孔硅/石墨/碳复合微球. 对所得复合微球的结构和理化性质进行了表征. 纳米多孔硅/石墨/碳复合微球作为锂离子电池负极材料展示出较高的可逆容量、 优异的循环稳定性(100次循环后容量仍为790 mA·h/g, 容量保持率可达96.7%)及较好的倍率性能.     

锰氧化物负载碳氮三维网络结构复合材料的制备及锂电性能

通过硝酸锰和乙醇的水热反应在三聚氰胺泡棉（MF）上生成三氧化二锰颗粒,氮气下高温处理后形成锰氧化物负载碳氮三维网络结构的复合物。碳氮网络结构提高了充放电过程中材料结构的稳定性及导电性,且烧结过程中产生的孔道结构有利于锂离子传输,使得该复合材料作为负极在锂离子电池中表现出优异的充放电性能和循环稳定性。材料的比容量和循环稳定性大大提高,经500℃处理后的MnO/CNnws-500材料在160次循环后仍然保留590 mAh·g^-1的比容量,达到氧化亚锰理论容量755 mAh·g^-1的78%。     

锂离子电池硅纳米粒子/碳复合材料

硅由于其超高的理论比容量有望取代石墨成为下一代锂离子电池负极材料,但是硅在充放电过程中巨大的体积膨胀(~300%)会导致材料粉化从集流体上脱落,同时不断形成固相电解质层,造成不可逆容量损失,而材料纳米化和碳复合是解决这些问题的有效手段。本文介绍了硅在循环过程中容量衰减机理,并综述了硅纳米粒子与碳材料复合的最新进展,主要包括包覆型、核壳型以及嵌入型硅碳负极材料,并对核壳型与嵌入型做了重点探究,最后对硅纳米粒子/碳复合材料存在的问题进行分析并展望其研究前景。     

锂离子电池用纳米Sn/SnSb合金三维复合负极的制备及性能

采用多步电沉积法制备的三维多孔铜箔作为集流体、低温液相化学还原法制备的纳米Sn/SnSb 合金作为负极材料, 制备出一种新型三维多孔结构的纳米Sn/SnSb合金复合负极. 通过与普通负极电化学性能的对比实验发现, 这种新型三维复合负极具有如下优点: 三维多孔网络结构提高了负极活性材料与集流体之间的结合力, 使不含粘结剂电极的制备成为可能; 有效缓解了高容量负极活性材料在充放电过程中的体积膨胀, 提高了负极活性材料的循环性能, 当循环到第30周时, 普通负极剩余容量为初始容量的33%, 而三维复合负极剩余容量为初始容量的41%; 三维铜箔集流体的特殊结构为高容量负极活性材料提供了一个良好的导电环境, 使电极反应进行得更加完全, 从而获得了更高的电极比容量, 普通负极初始容量为480 mAh·g-1, 而三维复合负极达到了800 mAh·g-1. 纳米Sn/SnSb合金三维复合负极良好的电化学性能为锂离子电池负极结构的设计开发提供了新的思路.     

担载纳米硅的锂-碳复合微球作为锂二次电池负极

金属锂由于其极高的理论比容量(3860mAh·g~(-1),2061mAh·cm~(-3))和低的还原电势(相对于标准氢电极(SHE)为-3.04 V)等特点,成为了高能量密度锂电池负极材料的极佳选择之一。从上个世纪七十年代开始,科研工作者便开始了金属锂负极的研究,然而,由于金属锂与电解液反应严重,镀锂过程体积膨胀大,且在循环中易生成枝晶,以金属锂为负极的电池循环稳定性差,而且容易短路从而带来安全隐患。因此金属锂做为锂电池负极的商业化推广最终没有成功。在本工作中,我们在前期设计的锂-碳纳米管复合微球(Li-CNT)中引入了纳米硅颗粒制备了硅颗粒担载的锂-碳复合球(LiCNT-Si)。实验发现,纳米硅颗粒的加入不仅提高了锂-碳复合微球的载锂量(10%(质量百分含量)的硅添加量使得比容量从2000 mAh·g~(-1)提高到2600 mAh·g~(-1)),降低了锂的沉积/溶解过电势,有利于引导锂离子回到复合微球内部沉积,大大提高了材料的循环稳定性。同时,担载了纳米硅颗粒的锂-碳复合球也继承了锂-碳复合微球循环过程中体积膨胀小,不长枝晶的优点。而且添加的纳米硅颗粒还填充了Li-CNT微球中的孔隙,减少了电解液渗入复合微球内部腐蚀里面的金属锂,进一步提高了材料的库仑效率。以添加10%硅的锂碳复合材料作为负极,与商用磷酸铁锂正极组成全电池,在常规酯类电解液中1C (0.7 mA·cm~(-2))条件下能稳定循环900圈以上,库仑效率为96.7%,大大高于同样条件下测得的Li-CNT复合材料(90.1%)和金属锂片(79.3%)的库仑效率。因此,这种通过简单的熔融浸渍法即可制备的,具有高的比容量和长的循环稳定性的锂硅-碳复合材料具有较大的潜能成为高能量密度电池的负极材料,尤其适用于锂硫、锂氧这种正极不含锂源的电池体系。     

锂离子电池用多孔硅/石墨/碳复合负极材料的研究

在两步高能球磨和酸蚀条件下制得了多孔硅/石墨复合材料，并对其进行碳包覆制成多孔硅/石墨/碳复合材料。通过TEM，SEM等测试手段研究了多孔硅材料的结构。作为锂离子电池负极材料，电化学测试结果表明多孔硅/石墨/碳复合材料相比纳米硅/石墨/碳复合材料有更好的循环稳定性。同时，改变复合体配比、热解碳前驱物、粘结剂种类和用量也会对材料的电化学性能产生较大的影响。其中使用质量分数为10％的LA132粘结剂的电极200次循环以后充电容量保持在649.9 mAh·g^-1，几乎没有衰减。良好的电化学性能主要归因于主活性体-多孔硅颗粒中的纳米孔隙很好地抑制了嵌锂过程中自身的体积膨胀，而且亚微米石墨颗粒和碳的复合也减轻了电极材料的体积效应并改善了其导电性。     

在多元醇体系中一锅法合成具有良好储锂性能的介孔碳-锡复合材料

以介孔碳(MC)为导电和支撑介质, 在多元醇体系中通过简便的化学还原方法制备纳米结构的介孔碳-锡(MC-Sn)复合材料. 采用扫描电子显微镜(SEM)、高分辨透射电子显微镜(HRTEM)和恒电流充放电实验对所得产物的形貌、结构及电化学性能进行表征. 结果表明, 大量的Sn纳米颗粒均匀且致密地附着在介孔碳上. 作为锂离子电池负极材料, MC-Sn复合物表现出了较好的循环性能和倍率性能. 例如, 在100 mA•g^-1的充放电速率下循环40圈, 其放电比容量保持在721.5 mAh•g^-1; 当充放电速率增大到1 A•g^-1时, 其放电比容量仍高达265.8 mAh•g^-1. 简单的制备方法和优越的储锂性能,使得MC-Sn复合材料成为一种理想的高性能锂离子电池负极材料.     

A Nanostructured Si/SiOC Composite Anode with Volume-Change-Buffering Microstructure for Lithium-Ion Batteries

Si/SiOC composites are promising high-capacity anode materials for lithium-ion batteries since the SiOC matrix can effectively buffer the volumetric change of Si during cycling. However, a structure of Si nanoparticles (NPs) enwrapped by a continuous SiOC phase typically shows poor cyclic stability and low charge/discharge rate due to structure failure of bulk SiOC shells derived from carbon-rich organosilicon. To address this issue, in this work, an Si/SiOC nanocomposite with volume-change-buffering microstructure, in which Si NPs are uniformly dispersed in a matrix of SiOC nanospheres, has been synthesized. Our results show that the space between Si and SiOC NPs can accommodate the large volume change of Si during cycling and facilitate infiltration of the electrolyte. The nanostructured SiOC skeleton serves as both a mechanically robust buffer to alleviate the intrinsic expansion of Si and an effective electron conductor. The Si/SiOC NP composite displays significantly increased capacity and cyclic stability compared with pure SiOC, and delivers reversible capacities of around 800 mA h⁻¹ g⁻¹ at a current density of 100 mA g⁻¹ (approximately 100 % capacity retention after 100 cycles) and around 600 mA h⁻¹ g⁻¹ at 500 mA g⁻¹ (capacity retention about 80 % after 500 cycles).     

Importing Tin Nanoparticles into Biomass-Derived Silicon Oxycarbides with High-Rate Cycling Capability Based on Supercritical Fluid Technology

Silicon oxycarbides (SiOC) are regarded as potential anode materials for lithium-ion batteries, although inferior cycling stability and rate performance greatly limit their practical applications. Herein, amorphous SiOC is synthesized from Chlorella by means of a biotemplate method based on supercritical fluid technology. On this basis, tin particles with sizes of several nanometers are introduced into the SiOC matrix through the biosorption feature of Chlorella. As lithium-ion battery anodes, SiOC and Sn@SiOC can deliver reversible capacities of 440 and 502 mAh g⁻¹ after 300 cycles at 100 mA g⁻¹ with great cycling stability. Furthermore, as-synthesized Sn@SiOC presents an excellent high-rate cycling capability, which exhibits a reversible capacity of 209 mAh g⁻¹ after 800 cycles at 5000 mA g⁻¹; this is 1.6 times higher than that of SiOC. Such a novel approach has significance for the preparation of high-performance SiOC-based anodes.     

Si/C nanocomposite anode materials by freeze-drying with enhanced electrochemical performance in lithium-ion batteries

The nanostructured Si/graphite composites embedded with the pyrolyzed polyethylene glycol was synthesized from coarse silicon and natural graphite by a facile and cost-effective approach. The Si/C nanocomposite showed the fluffy carbon-coated structure, which was confirmed by the SEM and TEM measurements. The as-obtained Si/C nanocomposite, employed as anode material in lithium-ion batteries, exhibited significantly enhanced rate capability and cycling stability. The improved electrochemical stability of the composite was evaluated by EIS and galvanostatically charge/discharge test. A reversible capacities as high as 85% and 91% of the initial charge capacities, could be maintained for the Si/C nanocomposite electrode after 40 cycles under the high current densities of 500 and 1,000?mA?g^?1, respectively. The relatively low cost and excellent electrochemical capability of the Si/C nanocomposite would well meet the challenge in rapid charge and discharge for large-size lithium-ion rechargeable batteries.     

A delicately designed functional binder enabling in situ construction of 3D cross-linking robust network for high-performance Si/graphite composite anode

The silicon (Si)-based anodes suffer from large volume expansion in the lithiation process. Aiming at improving the cycling stability of a Si/graphite composite anode processed by chemical vapor deposition (CVD) method, a functional aqueous binder was delicately designed and synthesized via an aqueous copolymerization of lithium acrylate and vinyl triethoxy silane (VTEO). The PAA-VTEO binder can in situ react with the silanol groups on the surface of Si nanoparticles to form a robust 3D cross-linked network. The resulting extremely high modulus and hardness of this integrated 3D network structure effectively restrained the volume expansion effect and significantly enhanced the electrochemical cycling stability of the CVD-Si@graphite composite anode. This work will provide new perspectives in designing functional binder for Si-based anodes.     

High performance Si/MgO/graphite composite as the anode for lithium-ion batteries

The Si/MgO/graphite composite was synthesized by high energy ball-milling and evaluated as a durable anode for lithium-ion batteries. EDX mapping indicated that Si was dispersed homogeneously in the MgO matrix. The composite delivered an initial capacity of ~ 700 mAh/g and maintained a capacity of 630 mAh/g after 74 cycles at 0.5 mA/cm²; even at 8 mA/cm² it delivered more than 85% of its capacity. Its volumetric capacity is double that of carbon. The coulombic efficiency climbed from 77% in the first cycle to above 99.5% after 20 cycles, and retained that value.     

硅基复合材料的电化学特性

将氧化亚硅,铝和石墨经过2步球磨盐酸刻蚀处理,再包覆碳,可制得纳米孔-S i/G/C复合材料,其比容量高达600 mAh/g,电化学循环性能稳定,但首次放电效率较低.氧化亚硅和铝球磨后再经高温热处理,可以促使氧化亚硅完全还原.高温下A l2O3产物的晶型结构由γ相转为稳定难溶的α相,硅/A l2O3复合材料难以刻蚀制孔,而硅/A l2O3/G/C复合材料则显示较高的首次放电效率但循环稳定性较差.     

BaFeSi/C复合物作为锂离子电池负极材料的研究

采用机械球磨法制备BaFeSi/C复合物,并考察了其作为锂离子电池负极材料的电化学性能.结果表明,这种复合材料具有较高的初始放电容量、合适的充放电平台和良好的循环可逆性.XRD和XPS研究证明:BaFeSi/C复合物循环性能的提高主要源于惰性导电组分FeSi2、BaSi2和外层石墨骨架的协同作用,它们的存在不仅有效地缓冲了活性组分硅的体积变化,同时在很大程度上增强了复合材料的电子导电性和离子导电性.     

Well-dispersed sulfur anchored on interconnected polypyrrole nanofiber network as high performance cathode for lithium-sulfur batteries

Preparation of novel sulfur/polypyrrole (S/PPy) composite consisting well-dispersed sulfur particles anchored on interconnected PPy nanowire network was demonstrated. In such hybrid structure, the as-prepared PPy clearly displays a three-dimensionally cross-linked and hierarchical porous structure, which was utilized in the composite cathode as a conductive network trapping soluble polysulfide intermediates and enhancing the overall electrochemical performance of the system. Benefiting from this unique structure, the S/PPy composite demonstrated excellent cycling stability, resulting in a discharge capacity of 931 mAh g⁻¹ at the second cycle and retained about 54% of this value over 100 cycles at 0.1 C. Furthermore, the S/PPy composite cathode exhibits a good rate capability with a discharge capacity of 584 mAh g⁻¹ at 1  C.