Facile Synthesis of Core-Shell Structured SiO<sub>2</sub>@Carbon Composite Nanorods for High-Performance Lithium-Ion Batteries
Haibo Pang,
Weicai Zhang,
Peifeng Yu,
Ning Pan,
Hang Hu,
Mingtao Zheng,
Yong Xiao,
Yingliang Liu,
Yeru Liang
Affiliations
Haibo Pang
College of Materials and Energy, Guangdong Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center for Optical Agriculture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
Weicai Zhang
College of Materials and Energy, Guangdong Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center for Optical Agriculture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
Peifeng Yu
College of Materials and Energy, Guangdong Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center for Optical Agriculture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
Ning Pan
College of Materials and Energy, Guangdong Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center for Optical Agriculture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
Hang Hu
College of Materials and Energy, Guangdong Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center for Optical Agriculture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
Mingtao Zheng
College of Materials and Energy, Guangdong Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center for Optical Agriculture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
Yong Xiao
College of Materials and Energy, Guangdong Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center for Optical Agriculture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
Yingliang Liu
College of Materials and Energy, Guangdong Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center for Optical Agriculture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
Yeru Liang
College of Materials and Energy, Guangdong Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center for Optical Agriculture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
Recently, SiO2 has attracted wide attention in lithium-ion batteries owing to its high theoretical capacity and low cost. However, the utilization of SiO2 is impeded by the enormous volume expansion and low electric conductivity. Although constructing SiO2/carbon composite can significantly enhance the electrochemical performance, the skillful preparation of the well-defined SiO2/carbon composite is still a remaining challenge. Here, a facile strategy of in situ coating of polydopamine is applied to synthesis of a series of core-shell structured SiO2@carbon composite nanorods with different thicknesses of carbon shells. The carbon shell uniformly coated on the surface of SiO2 nanorods significantly suppresses the volume expansion to some extent, as well as improves the electric conductivity of SiO2. Therefore, the composite nanorods exhibit a remarkable electrochemical performance as the electrode materials of lithium-ion batteries. For instance, a high and stable reversible capacity at a current density of 100 mA g−1 reaches 690 mAh g−1 and a capacity of 344.9 mAh g−1 can be achieved even at the high current density of 1000 mA g−1. In addition, excellent capacity retention reaches 95% over 100 cycles. These SiO2@carbon composite nanorods with decent electrochemical performances hold great potential for applications in lithium-ion batteries.
