Scalable synthesis of interconnected porous silicon/carbon composites by the Rochow reaction as high-performance anodes of lithium ion batteries.
Despite the promising application of porous Si-based anodes in future Li ion batteries, the large-scale synthesis of these materials is still a great challenge. A scalable synthesis of porous Si materials is presented by the Rochow reaction, which is commonly used to produce organosilane monomers for synthesizing organosilane products in chemical industry. Commercial Si microparticles reacted with gas CH3 Cl over various Cu-based catalyst particles to substantially create macropores within the unreacted Si accompanying with carbon deposition to generate porous Si/C composites. Taking advantage of the interconnected porous structure and conductive carbon-coated layer after simple post treatment, these composites as anodes exhibit high reversible capacity and long cycle life. It is expected that by integrating the organosilane synthesis process and controlling reaction conditions, the manufacture of porous Si-based anodes on an industrial scale is highly possible.
State Key Laboratory of Multiphase Complex Systems, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190 (China).
Zailei
Z
Zhang
Yanhong
Y
Wang
Wenfeng
W
Ren
Qiangqiang
Q
Tan
Yunfa
Y
Chen
Hong
H
Li
Ziyi
Z
Zhong
Fabing
F
Su
D002244:Carbon / Q000737:chemistry*; D011211:Electric Power Supplies; D004566:Electrodes; D008094:Lithium / Q000737:chemistry*; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D046529:Microscopy, Electron, Transmission; D012825:Silicon / Q000737:chemistry*; D013059:Spectrum Analysis, Raman; D014961:X-Ray Diffraction
D002244:Carbon; D008094:Lithium; D012825:Silicon
anode materials; heterogeneous catalysis; lithium storage; porous nanostructures; silicon