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Preparation of Si-PPy-Ag composites and their electrochemical performance as anode for lithium-ion batteries

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The nanosilicon connected by polypyrrole (PPy) and silver (Ag) particles was simply synthesized by a chemical polymerization process in order to prepare Si-based anodes for Li-ion batteries. The phase structure, surface morphology, and electrochemical properties of the as-synthesized powders were analyzed by X-ray diffraction, FT-IR, scanning electron microscopy, and galvanostatic charge/discharge measurements. The cycle stability of the Si-PPy-Ag composites was greatly enhanced compared with the pure nanosilicon. A high capacity of more than 823 mA h g−1 was maintained after 100 cycles. The improved electrochemical characteristics are attributed to the volume buffering effect as well as effective electronic conductivity of the polypyrrole and silver in the composite electrode.

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Acknowledgments

This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC, Grant no. 20506024) and the State Key Development Program for Basic Research of China (Grant no. 2007CB216409), Zhejiang Provincial Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant no. LQ12B01003) and Zhejiang University of Technology start-up fund (Grant no.101009529).

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    Jinhan Yao, Zhitao Jia, Pinjie Zhang, Chaoqi Shen, Jianbo Wang & Lianbang Wang

  2. School of Chemical Engineering, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia

    Kondo-Francois Aguey-Zinsou

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Yao, J., Jia, Z., Zhang, P. et al. Preparation of Si-PPy-Ag composites and their electrochemical performance as anode for lithium-ion batteries. Ionics 19, 401–407 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11581-012-0762-4

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