Solid solution lithium alloy cermet anodes

Solution-grown silicon nanowires for lithium-ion battery anodes.

Composite electrodes composed of silicon nanowires synthesized using the supercritical fluid-liquid-solid (SFLS) method mixed with amorphous carbon or carbon nanotubes were evaluated as Li-ion battery anodes. Carbon coating of the silicon nanowires using the pyrolysis of sugar was found to be crucial for making good electronic contact to the material. Using multiwalled carbon nanotubes as the c...

Structured Silicon Anodes for Lithium Battery Applications

Pillar arrays fabricated on silicon substrates have been tested as potential anodes for lithium batteries. Electrodes of array characteristics, diameter 580 6 150 nm; fractional surface coverage 0.34; height 810 nm are reported here. Cyclic voltammetry ~CV! and cyclic galvanostatic tests of alloying/dealloying of electrochemically produced lithium with silicon were carried out, and results corr...

Advanced Micro/Nanostructures for Lithium Metal Anodes

Owning to their very high theoretical capacity, lithium metal anodes are expected to fuel the extensive practical applications in portable electronics and electric vehicles. However, unstable solid electrolyte interphase and lithium dendrite growth during lithium plating/stripping induce poor safety, low Coulombic efficiency, and short span life of lithium metal batteries. Lately, varies of mic...

Nanostructured Lithium-Aluminum Alloy Electrodes for Lithium-Ion Batteries

Electrodeposited aluminum films and template-synthesized aluminum nanorods are examined as negative electrodes for lithium-ion batteries. The lithium-aluminum alloying reaction is observed electrochemically with cyclic voltammetry and galvanostatic cycling in lithium half-cells. The electrodeposition reaction is shown to have high faradaic efficiency, and electrodeposited aluminum films reach t...

Silicon/Disordered Carbon Nanocomposites for Lithium-Ion Battery Anodes