A chain-like compound of Si@CNT nanostructures and MOF-derived porous carbon as an anode for Li-ion batteries

Ying-jun Qiao; Huan Zhang; Yu-xin Hu; Wan-peng Li; Wen-jing Liu; Hui-ming Shang; Mei-zhen Qu; Gong-chang Peng; Zheng-wei Xie

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Ying-jun Qiao, Huan Zhang, Yu-xin Hu, Wan-peng Li, Wen-jing Liu, Hui-ming Shang, Mei-zhen Qu, Gong-chang Peng, and Zheng-wei Xie, A chain-like compound of Si@CNT nanostructures and MOF-derived porous carbon as an anode for Li-ion batteries, Int. J. Miner. Metall. Mater., 28(2021), No. 10, pp. 1611-1620. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12613-021-2266-6

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Ying-jun Qiao, Huan Zhang, Yu-xin Hu, Wan-peng Li, Wen-jing Liu, Hui-ming Shang, Mei-zhen Qu, Gong-chang Peng, and Zheng-wei Xie, A chain-like compound of Si@CNT nanostructures and MOF-derived porous carbon as an anode for Li-ion batteries, Int. J. Miner. Metall. Mater., 28(2021), No. 10, pp. 1611-1620. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12613-021-2266-6

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A chain-like compound of Si@CNT nanostructures and MOF-derived porous carbon as an anode for Li-ion batteries

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Gong-chang Peng E-mail: pgc0102@163.com

Zheng-wei Xie E-mail: xiezhengwei@cioc.ac.cn
Received: 21 December 2020; Revised: 20 January 2021; Accepted: 5 February 2021; Available online: 6 February 2021

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Silicon anodes are considered to have great prospects for use in batteries; however, many of their defects still need to be improved. The preparation of hybrid materials based on porous carbon is one of the effective ways to alleviate the adverse impact resulting from the volume change and the inferior electronic conductivity of a silicon electrode. Herein, a chain-like carbon cluster structure is prepared, in which MOF-derived porous carbon acts as a shell structure to integrally encapsulate Si nanoparticles, and CNTs play a role in connecting carbon shells. Based on the exclusive structure, the carbon shell can accommodate the volume expansion more effectively, and CNTs can improve the overall stability and conductivity. The resulting composite reveals excellent rate capacity and enhanced cycling stability; in particular, a capacity of 732 mA·h·g⁻¹ at 2 A·g⁻¹ is achieved with a reservation rate of 72.3% after cycling 100 times at 1 A·g⁻¹.
- silicon;
- carbon nanotubes;
- metal−organic framework;
- Li-ion batteries

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