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A silicon nanoparticle/reduced graphene oxide composite anode with excellent nanoparticle dispersion to improve lithium ion battery performance

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Composite anodes of Si nanoparticles (SiNPs) and reduced graphene oxide (RGO) sheets with highly dispersed SiNPs were synthesized to investigate the performance-related improvements that particle dispersion can impart. Three composites with varying degrees of particle dispersions were prepared using different ultrasonication, and a combination of ultrasonication and surfactant. With more dispersed SiNPs, the capacity retention and rate performance as evaluated by galvanostatic cycling using increasing current density rates (500–2500 mA/g) also improved compared with anodes that have poor particle dispersion. These results demonstrate that better nanoparticle dispersion (small clusters to mono-dispersed particles) between the stable and the highly conducting RGO layers, allows the carbonaceous matrix material to complement the SiNP-Li+ electrochemistry by becoming highly involved in the charge–discharge reaction mechanisms as indicated by chronopotentiometry and cyclic voltammetry (CV). Particle dispersion improvement was confirmed to be a key component in a composite anode design to maximize Si for high-performance lithium ion battery (LIB) application.

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Financial support from the Department of Energy (Grant DE-EE0002106) for this research is gratefully acknowledged.

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  1. Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, 48202, USA

    Rhet C. de Guzman, Steven O. Salley & K. Y. Simon Ng

  2. Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, 48202, USA

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de Guzman, R.C., Yang, J., Cheng, M.MC. et al. A silicon nanoparticle/reduced graphene oxide composite anode with excellent nanoparticle dispersion to improve lithium ion battery performance. J Mater Sci 48, 4823–4833 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-012-7094-7

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