The silicon-based negative electrode materials prepared through alloying exhibit significantly enhanced electrode conductivity and rate performance, demonstrating excellent electrochemical lithium storage capability. Ren employed the magnesium thermal reduction method to prepare mesoporous Si-based nanoparticles doped with Zn .
Silicon oxides: a promising family of anode materials for lithium-ion batteries Si-C-O glass-like compound/exfoliated graphite composites for negative electrode of lithium ion battery Stable and efficient li-ion battery anodes prepared from polymer-derived silicon oxycarbide-carbon nanotube shell/core composites
Si 3 N 4 -based negative electrodes have recently gained recognition as prospective candidates for lithium-ion batteries due to their advantageous attributes, mainly including a high theoretical capacity and minimal polarization.
Conventional Li-ion cells use a layered lithium transition metal oxide positive electrode (e.g. LiCoO 2) and a graphite negative electrode. When a Li-ion cell is charged, Li + ions deintercalate from the cathode and simultaneously intercalate into the graphite electrode.
1. Introduction The current state-of-the-art negative electrode technology of lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) is carbon-based (i.e., synthetic graphite and natural graphite) and represents >95% of the negative electrode market .
The silicon-nitrogen compounds exhibit high electrical conductivity, ensuring efficient charge and discharge processes, and superior mechanical stability, mitigating structural degradation during cycles. These nitrides have been utilized as inactive material and active material both as anode in Li-ion batteries.