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Microstructural characterization of Li insertion in individual silicon nanowires

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The lithiation and delithiation process of silicon nanowire arrays (SiNWs) on silicon substrates has been studied with high-resolution electron microscopy. The composition of lithiated SiNWs was revealed, consisting of the unreacted crystalline silicon core and the reacted amorphous Li–Si shell. In particular, the Li–Si shell was comprised of a mixture of amorphous silicon oxide and crystalline silicon, leading to hindrance during Li–Si alloying/dealloying upon cycling.

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  1. Fraunhofer Institute for Mechanics of Materials IWM, 06120, Halle (Saale), Germany

    Gibaek Lee & Ralf B. Wehrspohn

  2. Department of Physics, Martin-Luther University, 06099, Halle (Saale), Germany

    Gibaek Lee, Stefan L. Schweizer & Ralf B. Wehrspohn

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Lee, G., Schweizer, S.L. & Wehrspohn, R.B. Microstructural characterization of Li insertion in individual silicon nanowires. Appl. Phys. A 117, 973–979 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00339-014-8767-7

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