Issue 4, 2020

A review on silicon nanowire-based anodes for next-generation high-performance lithium-ion batteries from a material-based perspective

Abstract

The lithium-ion battery (LIB) is an efficient electrochemical energy storage device with high voltage, long life, good safety, etc. Silicon has a high theoretical specific capacity (4200 mA h g−1), due to which it is considered a promising anode material for next-generation LIBs. However, the huge volume change (400%) of the Si material during the lithiation/delithiation processes destroys its structure, which greatly reduces the initial coulombic efficiency, cycle stability and rate performance of the battery. Accordingly, constructing nanostructured Si, particularly silicon nanowires (SiNWs), can help to address the above issues. Additionally, it is important to further improve the electrochemical performance by incorporating some additives in SiNW-based electrodes. Therefore, this review focuses primarily on SiNW-based materials as anodes for LIBs from a material-based perspective. Various materials incorporated into SiNW-based anodes through doping or compositing are reported. The electrochemical effects of diverse additives, including carbon materials, metals, metal oxides, polymers, Si-based materials and other special substances, are comprehensively reviewed.

Graphical abstract: A review on silicon nanowire-based anodes for next-generation high-performance lithium-ion batteries from a material-based perspective

Article information

Article type
Review Article
Submitted
29 Nov 2019
Accepted
10 Jan 2020
First published
13 Jan 2020

Sustainable Energy Fuels, 2020,4, 1577-1594

A review on silicon nanowire-based anodes for next-generation high-performance lithium-ion batteries from a material-based perspective

Y. Yang, W. Yuan, W. Kang, Y. Ye, Q. Pan, X. Zhang, Y. Ke, C. Wang, Z. Qiu and Y. Tang, Sustainable Energy Fuels, 2020, 4, 1577 DOI: 10.1039/C9SE01165J

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