title: A Revival of Waste: Atmospheric Pressure Nitrogen Plasma Jet Enhanced Jumbo Silicon/Silicon Carbide Composite in Lithium Ion Batteries.
abstract: In this study, a jumbo silicon/silicon carbide (Si/SiC) composite (JSC), a novel anode material source, was extracted from solar power industry cutting waste and used as a material for lithium-ion batteries (LIBs), instead of manufacturing the nanolized-Si. Unlike previous methods used for preventing volume expansion and solid electrolyte interphase (SEI), the approach proposed here simply entails applying surface modification to JSC-based electrodes by using nitrogen-atmospheric pressure plasma jet (N-APPJ) treatment process. Surface organic bonds were rearranged and N-doped compounds were formed on the electrodes through applying different plasma treatment durations, and the qualitative examinations of before/after plasma treatment were identified by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and electron probe microanalyzer (EPMA). The surface modification resulted in the enhancement of electrochemical performance with stable capacity retention and high Coulombic efficiency. In addition, depth profile and scanning electron microscope (SEM) images were executed to determine the existence of Li-N matrix and how the nitrogen compounds change the surface conditions of the electrodes. The N-APPJ-induced rapid surface modification is a major breakthrough for processing recycled waste that can serve as anode materials for next-generation high-performance LIBs.
authors.affiliation: Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National Tsing Hua University , No. 101, Section 2, Kuang-Fu Road, Hsinchu 30013, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Bing-Hong
authors.initials: BH
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.affiliation: Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National Tsing Hua University , No. 101, Section 2, Kuang-Fu Road, Hsinchu 30013, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Shang-I
authors.initials: SI
authors.lastname: Chuang
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemical Engineering, Chung Yuan Christian University , 2200, Chung Pei Road, Chung Li 32023, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Wei-Ren
authors.initials: WR
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National Tsing Hua University , No. 101, Section 2, Kuang-Fu Road, Hsinchu 30013, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Jenq-Gong
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Duh
keywords: atmospheric pressure plasma; recycled waste; silicon lithium ion battery; solid electrolyte interphases; surface modification