• 文献标题:   Graphene Folding in Si Rich Carbon Nanofibers for Highly Stable, High Capacity Li-Ion Battery Anodes
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   FEI L, WILLIAMS BP, YOO SH, KIM J, SHOORIDEH G, JOO YL
  • 作者关键词:   graphene, silicon, nanofiber, electrospinning, liion batterie
  • 出版物名称:   ACS APPLIED MATERIALS INTERFACES
  • ISSN:   1944-8244 EI 1944-8252
  • 通讯作者地址:   Cornell Univ
  • 被引频次:   20
  • DOI:   10.1021/acsami.5b10548
  • 出版年:   2016

▎ 摘  要

Silicon nanoparticles (Si NPs), wrapped by graphene in carbon nanofibers were obtained via electrospinning, and subsequent thermal treatment. In this study, water-soluble poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) with low carbon yield is, selected to make the process water-based and to achieve a high silicon yield in the composite. It was also found that increasing the amount of graphene helps keep the PVA fiber morphology after carbonization, while forming a graphene network. The fiber SEM and HRTEM images reveal that micrometer graphene is heavily folded into sub-micron scale fibers during electrospinning, while Si NPs are incorporated into the folds with nanospace in between. When applied to lithium-ion battery anodes, the Si/graphene/carbon nanofiber composites show a high reversible capacity of,similar to 2300 mAh g-(1) at a charging rate of 100 mA/g and a stable capacity of 1191 mAh g(-1) at 1 A/g after more than 200 cycles. The interconnected graphene network not only ensures the excellent conductivity but also serves as a buffering matrix for the mechanic stress caused by volume change; the nanospace between Si NPs and folded graphene provides the space needed for volume expansion.