Citation: Ningning Li, Yi Liu, Xiaoyu Ji, Jiaxin Feng, Kai Wang, Jiayue Xie, Guanglu Lei, Xianghong Liu, Xiangxin Guo, Jun Zhang. Polydopamine-mediated synthesis of Si@carbon@graphene aerogels for enhanced lithium storage with long cycle life[J]. Chinese Chemical Letters, ;2021, 32(12): 3787-3792. doi: 10.1016/j.cclet.2021.04.029 shu

Polydopamine-mediated synthesis of Si@carbon@graphene aerogels for enhanced lithium storage with long cycle life

Ningning Li ^a ,
Yi Liu ^a ,
Xiaoyu Ji ^a ,
Jiaxin Feng ^a ,
Kai Wang ^a ,
Jiayue Xie ^a ,
Guanglu Lei ^a ,
Xianghong Liu ^{a, b, *,} ,
Xiangxin Guo ^a ,
Jun Zhang ^a

a.
College of Physics, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266071, China
b.
Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials Chemistry (Ministry of Education), Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China

xianghong.liu@qdu.edu.cn

Received Date: 17 March 2021
Revised Date: 12 April 2021
Accepted Date: 15 April 2021
Available Online: 26 April 2021

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The application of Si as the anode materials for lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) is still severely hindered by the rapid capacity decay due to the structural damage caused by large volume change (> 300%) during cycling. Herein, a three-dimensional (3D) aerogel anode of Si@carbon@graphene (SCG) is rationally constructed via a polydopamine-assisted strategy. Polydopamine is coated on Si nanoparticles to serve as an interface linker to initiate the assembly of Si and graphene oxide, which plays a crucial role in the successful fabrication of SCG aerogels. After annealing the polydopamine is converted into N-doped carbon (N-carbon) coatings to protect Si materials. The dual protection from N-carbon and graphene aerogels synergistically improves the structural stability and electronic conductivity of Si, thereby leading to the significantly improved lithium storage properties. Electrochemical tests show that the SCG with optimized graphene content delivers a high capacity (712 mAh/g at 100 mA/g) and robust cycling stability (402 mAh/g at 1 A/g after 1500 cycles). Furthermore, the full cell using SCG aerogels as anode exhibits a reversible capacity of 187.6 mAh/g after 80 cycles at 0.1 A/g. This work provides a plausible strategy for developing Si anode in LIBs.
- Si anode,
- Carbon coating,
- Graphene,
- Aerogel,
- Cycle life
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