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Well-dispersed double carbon layers coated on Si nanoparticles and the enhanced electrochemical performance for lithium ion batteries

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The amorphous carbon was coated on the surface of the nano-silicon with citric acid by a simple mechanical stirring in water bath method and high temperature pyrolysis method, and then the carbon-coated silicon composite material(Si@C) was coated with polyvinyl alcohol by the secondary mechanical stirring and high temperature pyrolysis to obtain double carbon layer-coated silicon composite material (Si@C@C). The microstructure and surface morphology of Si@C@C were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The electrochemical properties of Si@C@C were investigated by constant current charge–discharge, cyclic voltammetry, and electrochemical impedance spectra techniques. The study found that the first reversible specific capacity of Si@C@C was 1669 mAh/g at the current density of 0.1 C. The specific capacity remained at 1300 mAh/g, while the capacity retention rate was 77.9% after 200 cycles. The cyclic stability of Si@C@C was higher than that of Si@C, which greatly improved the electrochemical performance of silicon-based materials as anode materials for lithium ion batteries.

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This research was financially supported by the Central government Guided Local Science and Technology Development Fund of China (No. 830170778). The authors would like to thank Ruoyu Hong, Hui Wang for providing other information.

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Man, Y., Lin, Ry. Well-dispersed double carbon layers coated on Si nanoparticles and the enhanced electrochemical performance for lithium ion batteries. J Mater Sci: Mater Electron 31, 14912–14920 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-020-04052-9

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