• 文献标题:   First-principles study of structural stability and lithium storage property of Si-n clusters (n
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   SHEN D, LIU YH, TANG SW, DONG W, SUN W, WANG LG, YANG SB
  • 作者关键词:   graphene, sin cluster, structural stability, lithium storage property
  • 出版物名称:   ACTA PHYSICA SINICA
  • ISSN:   1000-3290
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  • 被引频次:   1
  • DOI:   10.7498/aps.70.20210521
  • 出版年:   2021

▎ 摘  要

Silicon/carbon composite is one of the most potential high-capacity anode materials for lithium-ion batteries. The interface state between silicon and carbon of silicon/carbon composite is an important factor affecting its electrochemical performance. In this paper, Si-n (n = 5, the Si-n clusters are preferentially adsorbed on graphene in a three-dimensional configuration. With the increase of the number of Si atoms n, the thermodynamic stability of Si-n clusters on graphene decreases significantly, the interface binding strength between Si-n clusters and graphene decreases, and the charge transfer between Si-n clusters and graphene becomes less. At the same time, the storage capacity of Li atoms in Si-n/Gr complex is also studied. Li atoms are mainly stored on the graphene surface near Si-n clusters and around Si-n clusters. The complex synergistic effect of Si-n clusters and graphene enhances the thermodynamic stability of Li adsorption. When n = 5, the thermodynamic stability of xLi-Si(n/)Gr system decreases with the increase of Li atom number. In the xLi-Si-5/Gr system, the C-C bond and Si-Si bond are mainly covalent bonds, while the Li-C bond and Li-Si bond are mainly ionic bonds with certain covalent properties.