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Vol. 14 (2022)

A Silicon Monoxide Lithium-Ion Battery Anode with Ultrahigh Areal Capacity

https://doi.org/10.1007/s40820-022-00790-z
Jiang Zhong
State Key Laboratory for Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, School of Physics and Electronics, Hunan Key Laboratory of Two‑Dimensional Materials, Engineering Research Center of Advanced Catalysis of the Ministry of Education, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, People’s Republic of China
Tao Wang
State Key Laboratory for Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, School of Physics and Electronics, Hunan Key Laboratory of Two‑Dimensional Materials, Engineering Research Center of Advanced Catalysis of the Ministry of Education, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, People’s Republic of China
Lei Wang
State Key Laboratory for Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, School of Physics and Electronics, Hunan Key Laboratory of Two‑Dimensional Materials, Engineering Research Center of Advanced Catalysis of the Ministry of Education, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, People’s Republic of China
Lele Peng
International Graduate School at Shenzhen, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen 518057, People’s Republic of China
Shubin Fu
Key Laboratory of Structures Dynamic Behavior and Control of the Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Smart Prevention and Mitigation of Civil Engineering Disasters of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, People’s Republic of China
Meng Zhang
State Key Laboratory for Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, School of Physics and Electronics, Hunan Key Laboratory of Two‑Dimensional Materials, Engineering Research Center of Advanced Catalysis of the Ministry of Education, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, People’s Republic of China
Jinhui Cao
State Key Laboratory for Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, School of Physics and Electronics, Hunan Key Laboratory of Two‑Dimensional Materials, Engineering Research Center of Advanced Catalysis of the Ministry of Education, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, People’s Republic of China
Xiang Xu
Key Laboratory of Structures Dynamic Behavior and Control of the Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Smart Prevention and Mitigation of Civil Engineering Disasters of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, People’s Republic of China
Junfei Liang
School of Energy and Power Engineering, North University of China, Taiyuan 030051, People’s Republic of China
Huilong Fei
State Key Laboratory for Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, School of Physics and Electronics, Hunan Key Laboratory of Two‑Dimensional Materials, Engineering Research Center of Advanced Catalysis of the Ministry of Education, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, People’s Republic of China
Xidong Duan
State Key Laboratory for Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, School of Physics and Electronics, Hunan Key Laboratory of Two‑Dimensional Materials, Engineering Research Center of Advanced Catalysis of the Ministry of Education, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, People’s Republic of China
Bingan Lu
State Key Laboratory for Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, School of Physics and Electronics, Hunan Key Laboratory of Two‑Dimensional Materials, Engineering Research Center of Advanced Catalysis of the Ministry of Education, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, People’s Republic of China
Yiliu Wang
State Key Laboratory for Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, School of Physics and Electronics, Hunan Key Laboratory of Two‑Dimensional Materials, Engineering Research Center of Advanced Catalysis of the Ministry of Education, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, People’s Republic of China
Jian Zhu
State Key Laboratory for Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, School of Physics and Electronics, Hunan Key Laboratory of Two‑Dimensional Materials, Engineering Research Center of Advanced Catalysis of the Ministry of Education, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, People’s Republic of China
Xiangfeng Duan
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA

Corresponding Author: Jian Zhu

jzhu@hnu.edu.cn

Nano-Micro Letters, Vol. 14 (2022), Article Number: 50

Abstract

Silicon monoxide (SiO) is an attractive anode material for next-generation lithium-ion batteries for its ultra-high theoretical capacity of 2680 mAh g−1. The studies to date have been limited to electrodes with a relatively low mass loading (< 3.5 mg cm−2), which has seriously restricted the areal capacity and its potential in practical devices. Maximizing areal capacity with such high-capacity materials is critical for capitalizing their potential in practical technologies. Herein, we report a monolithic three-dimensional (3D) large-sheet holey graphene framework/SiO (LHGF/SiO) composite for high-mass-loading electrode. By specifically using large-sheet holey graphene building blocks, we construct LHGF with super-elasticity and exceptional mechanical robustness, which is essential for accommodating the large volume change of SiO and ensuring the structure integrity even at ultrahigh mass loading. Additionally, the 3D porous graphene network structure in LHGF ensures excellent electron and ion transport. By systematically tailoring microstructure design, we show the LHGF/SiO anode with a mass loading of 44 mg cm−2 delivers a high areal capacity of 35.4 mAh cm−2 at a current of 8.8 mA cm−2 and retains a capacity of 10.6 mAh cm−2 at 17.6 mA cm−2, greatly exceeding those of the state-of-the-art commercial or research devices. Furthermore, we show an LHGF/SiO anode with an ultra-high mass loading of 94 mg cm−2 delivers an unprecedented areal capacity up to 140.8 mAh cm−2. The achievement of such high areal capacities marks a critical step toward realizing the full potential of high-capacity alloy-type electrode materials in practical lithium-ion batteries.


Highlights:


1 The large-sheet holey graphene framework/SiO (LHGF/SiO) composite displays notably high recoverable strain, suggesting considerably improved mechanical flexibility and robustness
2 The LHGF/SiO anode with a mass loading of 44 mg cm−2 delivers a high areal capacity of 35.4 mAh cm−2 at current density of 8.8 mA cm−2 and retains a capacity of 10.6 mAh cm−2 at 17.6 mA cm−2
3 The LHGF/SiO anode with an ultra-high mass loading of 94 mg cm−2 delivers an extraordinary areal capacity up to 140.8 mAh cm−2, about 1–2 order of magnitude higher than those in typical commercial devices

Keywords

Silicon monoxide Large-sheet holey graphene Lithium-ion batteries High mass loading Ultra-high areal capacity
Zhong, Jiang, Tao Wang, Lei Wang, Lele Peng, Shubin Fu, Meng Zhang, Jinhui Cao, Xiang Xu, Junfei Liang, Huilong Fei, Xidong Duan, Bingan Lu, Yiliu Wang, Jian Zhu, and Xiangfeng Duan. 2022. “A Silicon Monoxide Lithium-Ion Battery Anode With Ultrahigh Areal Capacity”. Nano-Micro Letters 14 (January):50. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40820-022-00790-z.
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