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Lithium intercalation into SiCN/disordered carbon composite. Part 1: influence of initial carbon porosity on cycling performance/capacity

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Within this work, we investigate the structural and electrochemical properties of new composite materials based on disordered carbons embedded into a polymer-derived silicon carbonitride matrix. In particular, we focus on the relationship between the initial characteristic of disordered carbon, that is its microstructure and porosity with the lithium-ions storage properties of the composite. Although there is almost no difference between composites found by means of Raman spectroscopy and X-ray powder diffraction, it is demonstrated that the pore volume of the carbon is of significant importance, i.e., volume of the preceramic polymer must be matched with pore volume of the carbon in order to ensure the optimal electrochemical performance. Thus, it is possible to synthesize a composite containing only 50 % of external carbon, which recovers the capacity comparable to that of pure carbon.

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Acknowledgments

We gratefully acknowledge the financial support of the German Research Foundation (DFG) SFB 595/A4, SPP1473/J8. We thank Christina Schitco for performing BET measurements. Moreover, we express our gratitude to Mirko Reinold and Jan Kaspar for their help and stimulating discussions.

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  1. Fachbereich Material und Geowissenschaften, Technische Universität Darmstadt, Jovanka-Bontschits-Straße 2, 64287, Darmstadt, Germany

    Magdalena Graczyk-Zajac, Maximilian Wimmer & Ralf Riedel

  2. Heraeus Quarzglas GmbH & Co. KG, Innovation Management, Kleinostheim, Germany

    Christian Neumann

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Graczyk-Zajac, M., Wimmer, M., Neumann, C. et al. Lithium intercalation into SiCN/disordered carbon composite. Part 1: influence of initial carbon porosity on cycling performance/capacity. J Solid State Electrochem 19, 2763–2769 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10008-015-2814-y

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