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Achieving High-Performance Si Nanoparticles-Embedded Carbon Fiber Film Anodes in Lithium-Ion Batteries Through Low Current Activation

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Recently, the application of energy storage systems and electric vehicles has increased the importance of lithium-ion batteries (LIBs). However, despite their rising significance, the ability to increase their capacity through power generation of the anode is limited. In this study, we developed an LIB anode material made of silicon (Si) nanoparticle-embedded carbon-nanofiber web film (SNE-CWF) that showed excellent cycling performance when low current activation was performed. Further, we examined the electrochemical properties of SNE-CWF electrodes fabricated through our process as anodes in LIB. The capacity of Si embedded carbon nanofiber showed high specific capacity at 1001–1557 mAh/g at low current density of 20 mA/g than carbon nanofiber (initial capacity of 604 mAh/g). After activation with low current density, the 5 wt% SNE-CWF electrode provided a capacity of 870 mAh/g even when the current was increased to 200 mA/g, and capacity retention at 20th cycle was 92.7%, showing the most stable performance out of all the materials tested. Hence, the stability of performance in LIB was enhanced. The low current electrochemical activation method of SNE-CWF presented through this experiment is expected to suggest a new approach for the manufacture of next-generation electrode material for LIBs .

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This research was supported by the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF-2021R1F1A1053586). This paper was supported by Korea Institute for Advancement of Technology (KIAT) Grant funded by the Korea Government (MOTIE) (P0002007). This research was also supported by the Korea Evaluation Institute of Industrial Technology (KEIT) and the Ministry of Trade, Industry & Energy (MOTIE) of the Republic of Korea (No. 20015536).

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    Jong Myeong Park & Hwan-Jin Jeon

  2. Graduate School of Knowledge-based Technology and Energy, Tech University of Korea, 237. Sangidaehak-ro, Siheung-si, Gyeonggi-do, 15073, Republic of Korea

    Haebeen Kim & Ji Heon Ryu

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Park, J.M., Kim, H., Jeon, HJ. et al. Achieving High-Performance Si Nanoparticles-Embedded Carbon Fiber Film Anodes in Lithium-Ion Batteries Through Low Current Activation. Electron. Mater. Lett. 19, 251–259 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13391-022-00392-2

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