High yield and low-cost ball milling synthesis of nano-flake Si@SiO2 with small crystalline grains and abundant grain boundaries as a superior anode for Li-ion batteries

A high yield and low-cost high-energy wet ball milling method is used for producing nano-flake Si@SiO2 as an anode material for Li-ion batteries. After a two-step ball milling (coarse milling and fine milling) process, the irregular plate-like micrometric Si (average particle size is 27.4 μm) is fra...

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Main Authors: Hou, X., Zhang, M., Wang, J., Hu, S., Liu, X., Shao, Zongping
Format: Journal Article
Published: Elsevier B.V. 2015
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/17805
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author Hou, X.
Zhang, M.
Wang, J.
Hu, S.
Liu, X.
Shao, Zongping
author_facet Hou, X.
Zhang, M.
Wang, J.
Hu, S.
Liu, X.
Shao, Zongping
author_sort Hou, X.
building Curtin Institutional Repository
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description A high yield and low-cost high-energy wet ball milling method is used for producing nano-flake Si@SiO2 as an anode material for Li-ion batteries. After a two-step ball milling (coarse milling and fine milling) process, the irregular plate-like micrometric Si (average particle size is 27.4 μm) is fractured into nano-flake Si@SiO2 (average particle size is 154.8 nm) with small crystalline grains and abundant grain boundaries. Due to the significant changes of the prepared nano-flake Si@SiO2 in the surface composition, particle size and crystal structure, the ball milled Si shows better electrochemical performance compared with the as-received micrometric Si. And the fine milled Si shows the best electrochemical properties with a high initial coulombic efficiency of 84.6% and a specific capacity of 1920.4 mA h g−1 at a current density of 100 mA g−1 after 100 cycles.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-178052017-09-13T15:45:17Z High yield and low-cost ball milling synthesis of nano-flake Si@SiO2 with small crystalline grains and abundant grain boundaries as a superior anode for Li-ion batteries Hou, X. Zhang, M. Wang, J. Hu, S. Liu, X. Shao, Zongping A high yield and low-cost high-energy wet ball milling method is used for producing nano-flake Si@SiO2 as an anode material for Li-ion batteries. After a two-step ball milling (coarse milling and fine milling) process, the irregular plate-like micrometric Si (average particle size is 27.4 μm) is fractured into nano-flake Si@SiO2 (average particle size is 154.8 nm) with small crystalline grains and abundant grain boundaries. Due to the significant changes of the prepared nano-flake Si@SiO2 in the surface composition, particle size and crystal structure, the ball milled Si shows better electrochemical performance compared with the as-received micrometric Si. And the fine milled Si shows the best electrochemical properties with a high initial coulombic efficiency of 84.6% and a specific capacity of 1920.4 mA h g−1 at a current density of 100 mA g−1 after 100 cycles. 2015 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/17805 10.1016/j.jallcom.2015.03.127 Elsevier B.V. restricted
spellingShingle Hou, X.
Zhang, M.
Wang, J.
Hu, S.
Liu, X.
Shao, Zongping
High yield and low-cost ball milling synthesis of nano-flake Si@SiO2 with small crystalline grains and abundant grain boundaries as a superior anode for Li-ion batteries
title High yield and low-cost ball milling synthesis of nano-flake Si@SiO2 with small crystalline grains and abundant grain boundaries as a superior anode for Li-ion batteries
title_full High yield and low-cost ball milling synthesis of nano-flake Si@SiO2 with small crystalline grains and abundant grain boundaries as a superior anode for Li-ion batteries
title_fullStr High yield and low-cost ball milling synthesis of nano-flake Si@SiO2 with small crystalline grains and abundant grain boundaries as a superior anode for Li-ion batteries
title_full_unstemmed High yield and low-cost ball milling synthesis of nano-flake Si@SiO2 with small crystalline grains and abundant grain boundaries as a superior anode for Li-ion batteries
title_short High yield and low-cost ball milling synthesis of nano-flake Si@SiO2 with small crystalline grains and abundant grain boundaries as a superior anode for Li-ion batteries
title_sort high yield and low-cost ball milling synthesis of nano-flake si@sio2 with small crystalline grains and abundant grain boundaries as a superior anode for li-ion batteries
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/17805