title: Silicon nanoparticles obtained via a low temperature chemical "metathesis" synthesis route and their lithium-ion battery properties.
abstract: Silicon (Si) nanoparticles have been prepared by a "metathesis" reaction of magnesium silicide (Mg2Si) and zinc chloride (ZnCl2) in an autoclave at 300 °C. The as-prepared Si nanoparticles exhibit a reversible capacity of 795 mA h g(-1) at a current density of 3.6 A g(-1) over 250 cycles.
authors.affiliation: Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Science at Micro-scale, Department of Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, P. R. China. ychzhu@ustc.edu.cn ytqian@ustc.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Liangbiao
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Ning
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Jianbing
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: Yongchun
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.forename: Yitai
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Qian