Fracture Resistant CrSi₂ -Doped Silicon Nanoparticle Anodes for Fast-Charge Lithium-Ion Batteries.

Li, Weiqun, Luo, Chucheng, Fu, Jimin, Yang, Juan, Zhou, Xiangyang, Tang, Jingjing and Mehdi, B Layla ORCID: 0000-0002-8281-9524 (2024) Fracture Resistant CrSi₂ -Doped Silicon Nanoparticle Anodes for Fast-Charge Lithium-Ion Batteries. Small (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany). e2308304-.

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Abstract

Lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) has been developed over the last three decades. Increased amount of silicon (Si) is added into graphite anode to increase the energy density of LIBs. However, the amount of Si is limited, due to its structural instability and poor electronic conductivity so a novel approach is needed to overcome these issues. In this work, the synthesized chromium silicide (CrSi₂ ) doped Si nanoparticle anode material achieves an initial capacity of 1729.3 mAh g^-1 at 0.2C and retains 1085 mAh g^-1 after 500 cycles. The new anode also shows fast charge capability due to the enhanced electronic conductivity provided by CrSi₂ dopant, delivering a capacity of 815.9 mAh g^-1 at 1C after 1000 cycles with a capacity degradation rate of <0.05% per cycle. An in situ transmission electron microscopy is used to study the structural stability of the CrSi₂ -doped Si, indicating that the high control of CrSi₂ dopant prevents the fracture of Si during lithiation and results in long cycle life. Molecular dynamics simulation shows that CrSi₂ doping optimizes the crack propagation path and dissipates the fracture energy. In this work a comprehensive information is provided to study the function of metal ion doping in electrode materials.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	CrSi2 doping, crack formation, fast charge, in situ TEM, silicon anode
Divisions:	Faculty of Science and Engineering > School of Engineering
Depositing User:	Symplectic Admin
Date Deposited:	25 Mar 2024 08:44
Last Modified:	25 Mar 2024 08:44
DOI:	10.1002/smll.202308304
Related URLs:	Author Publisher
URI:	https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3179839