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  • Materials Science
  • Electrochemistry
  • Energy Storage

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  • Silicon anodes offer high theoretical capacity for advanced lithium-ion batteries.
  • Conventional surface modifications on silicon anodes suffer from poor adhesion, leading to interfacial degradation and limited performance.
  • Developing robust interfaces is crucial for realizing the potential of silicon anodes.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To engineer a silicon anode with a stable heterointerface for improved lithium-ion battery performance.
  • To investigate the effect of a Co0.85Se coating and N-doped carbon matrix on silicon anode stability and conductivity.
  • To establish a heterointerface design strategy for high-energy-density silicon-based anodes.

Main Methods:

  • Fabrication of a Si@Co0.85Se/N-doped carbon (NC) anode using metal-organic framework (MOF)-derived Co0.85Se.
  • Coating porous silicon with Co0.85Se and encapsulating the composite within an NC matrix.
  • Electrochemical characterization including cycling performance, specific capacity measurements, and full-cell assembly with a LiFePO4 cathode.
  • In situ X-ray diffraction and in situ Raman spectroscopy to analyze electrochemical processes.

Main Results:

  • The Si@Co0.85Se/NC anode exhibited robust Co-Se-Si bonding at the heterointerface, facilitating efficient ion and electron transport.
  • Achieved a specific capacity of 1155.1 mA h g-1 after 100 cycles at 0.2 A g-1 and maintained stability over 600 cycles at 1.0 A g-1.
  • The full cell with a LiFePO4 cathode demonstrated exceptional cycling stability.
  • In situ analyses confirmed highly reversible electrochemical processes.

Conclusions:

  • The developed heterointerface engineering strategy significantly enhances the electrochemical performance and stability of silicon anodes.
  • The Si@Co0.85Se/NC anode represents a promising candidate for high-energy-density lithium-ion batteries.
  • This approach provides a valuable design principle for future silicon-based anode development in energy storage applications.