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Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society (BKCS)

ISSN 0253-2964(Print)
ISSN 1229-5949(Online)
Volume 34, Number 5
BKCSDE 34(5)
May 20, 2013 

 
Title
Effect of Carbon Matrix on Electrochemical Performance of Si/C Composites for Use in Anodes of Lithium Secondary Batteries
Author
Eun Hee Lee, Bo Ock Jeong, Seong Hun Jeong, Tae Jeong Kim, Yong Shin Kim, Yongju Jung*
Keywords
Li secondary battery, Si/C composite, Carbon matrix, Silicon
Abstract
To investigate the influence of the carbon matrix on the electrochemical performance of Si/C composites, four types of Si/C composites were prepared using graphite, petroleum coke, pitch and sucrose as carbon precursors. A ball mill was used to prepare Si/C blends from graphite and petroleum coke, whereas a dispersion technique was used to fabricate Si/C composites where Si was embedded in disordered carbon matrix derived from pitch or sucrose. The Si/pitch-based carbon composite showed superior Si utilization (96% in the first cycle) and excellent cycle retention (70% after 40 cycles), which was attributed to the effective encapsulation of Si and the buffering effect of the surrounding carbon matrix on the silicon particles.
Page
1435 - 1440
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