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Deposition of silver nanoparticles into silicon/carbon composite as a high-performance anode material for Li-ion batteries

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A silicon/silver/carbon (Si/Ag/C) composite with a core-core-shell structure has been synthesized via a simple method based on pyrolysis of an organic carbon source and silver mirror reaction. The Si and Ag nanoparticles are served as cores, while the porous amorphous carbon layer formed from pyrolysis of citric acid is served as shell. The porous amorphous carbon layer and highly conductive Ag nanoparticles can effectively alleviate the volume change of Si nanoparticles during lithiation/delithiation process and provide sufficient electrical conductivity for Si nanoparticles. As an anode material, the obtained Si/Ag/C composite exhibits excellent electrochemical performances, including high initial coulombic efficiency (85.6 % at 200 mA g−1), stable cycling performance (a discharge capacity of 2006.3 mA g−1 at 200 mA g−1 after 100 cycles), and excellent rate performance (a discharge capacity of 826.4 mA h g−1 at 3 A g−1). This simple method may open up an effective way to make other anode and cathode materials for commercial lithium-ion battery.

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This work was financially supported by the National Science Foundation of China (NSFC, Nos. 51201066 and 51171065), Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province (Nos. S2012020010937 and 10351063101000001), and Foundation for Distinguished Young Talents in Higher Education of Guangdong (Nos. 2012LYM_0048).

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  1. Laboratory of Quantum Engineering and Quantum Materials, School of Physics and Telecommunication Engineering, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, 510006, China

    Xianhua Hou, Miao Zhang, Jiyun Wang & Shejun Hu

  2. Engineering Research Center of Materials & Technology for Electrochemical Energy Storage (Ministry of Education), Guangzhou, 510006, China

    Xianhua Hou & Shejun Hu

  3. Institute of Advanced Materials, Nanjing University of Technology, Nanjing, 210009, China

    Xiang Liu

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Hou, X., Zhang, M., Wang, J. et al. Deposition of silver nanoparticles into silicon/carbon composite as a high-performance anode material for Li-ion batteries. J Solid State Electrochem 19, 3595–3604 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10008-015-2965-x

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