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Graphene Aerogel-Supported Silicon@Carbon Hybrids with Double Buffering Structure as Anode for Lithium-Ion Battery

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Graphene aerogel-supported silicon@carbon (SCG) hybrids with a double buffering structure were prepared via self-assembly and a solvothermal method. Nano-silicon (Si) particles coated with amorphous carbon were uniformly distributed on the surface of graphene. The amorphous carbon transformed from chitosan acted as a bridge to connect Si particles with graphene. The hierarchical structure of the resulting hybrids with multipores not only provided secondary cushions for the expansion of active Si during the charge/discharge process but also created fast access channels for the transmission of Li+. The SCG hybrid exhibited an excellent initial charge capacity of 1298.6 mAh g−1 and remained at 899.6 mAh g−1 after 100 cycles at 200 mA g−1. It also showed a remaining capacity of 737.6 mAh g−1 at 500 mA g−1 after 200 cycles. The capacity could reach up to 551.1 mAh g−1 at a high current density of 2000 mA g−1. These results suggest that the double buffer and porous structure can solve the problem of volume expansion of Si in Si-based hybrids, thus rendering them suitable for various applications.

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This project was supported by the Key Science and Technology Special Project of Zhengzhou (project No. 174PZDZX570), the Henan Open Project of Science and Technology (Project No. 182106000022), and the Henan Research Project of Science and Technology (Project No. 182102310802).

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    Fan Liu, Yanxia Liu, Jingjing Ruan, Lijuan Qin & Yameng Fan

  2. Beijing Key Laboratory of Ionic Liquids Clean Process, CAS Key Laboratory of Green Process and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Multiphase Complex Systems, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China

    Yanxia Liu

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Liu, F., Liu, Y., Ruan, J. et al. Graphene Aerogel-Supported Silicon@Carbon Hybrids with Double Buffering Structure as Anode for Lithium-Ion Battery. J. Electron. Mater. 48, 8233–8242 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11664-019-07672-y

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