Dalton Transactions,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Jan. 1, 2025
A
low-temperature
ionic
liquid
reduction
system
is
used
to
prepare
Si
nanospheres,
which
display
excellent
lithium
storage
properties
with
an
initial
Coulombic
efficiency
of
82.9%
and
capacity
retention
94.2%
after
100
cycles
at
0.5
g
−1
.
Advanced Energy Materials,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
14(13)
Published: Feb. 6, 2024
Abstract
The
manipulation
of
stress
in
high‐capacity
microscale
alloying
anode
materials,
which
undergo
significant
volumetric
variation
during
cycling,
is
crucial
prerequisite
for
improved
their
cycling
capability.
In
this
work,
an
innovative
structural
design
strategy
proposed
scalable
fabrication
a
unique
3D
highly
porous
micro
structured
germanium
(Ge)
featuring
micro‐nano
hierarchical
architecture
as
viable
high‐performance
lithium‐ion
batteries
(LIBs).
resultant
micro‐sized
Ge,
consisting
interconnected
nanoligaments
and
bicontinuous
nanopores,
endowed
with
high
activity,
decreased
Li
+
diffusion
distance
alleviated
volume
variation,
appealing
ideal
platform
in‐depth
understanding
the
relationship
between
evolution.
Such
Ge
being
delivers
record
initial
Coulombic
efficiency
92.5%,
large
capacity
2,421
mAh
cm
−3
at
1.2
mA
−2
,
exceptional
rate
capability
(805.6
g
−1
10
Ag
)
stability
(over
90%
retention
after
1000
cycles
even
5
A
),
largely
outperforming
reported
Ge‐based
anodes
LIBs.
Furthermore,
its
underlying
storage
mechanism
dispersion
behavior
are
explicitly
revealed
by
combined
substantial
situ/ex
situ
experimental
characterizations
theoretical
computation.
This
work
provides
novel
insights
into
rational
durable
toward
high‐energy
Small,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
20(46)
Published: Aug. 1, 2024
Abstract
To
effectively
solve
the
challenges
of
rapid
capacity
decay
and
electrode
crushing
silicon‐carbon
(Si‐C)
anodes,
it
is
crucial
to
carefully
optimize
structure
Si‐C
active
materials
enhance
their
electron/ion
transport
dynamic
in
electrode.
Herein,
a
unique
hybrid
microsphere
Si/C/CNTs/Cu
with
surface
wrinkles
prepared
through
simple
ultrasonic
atomization
pyrolysis
calcination
method.
Low‐cost
nanoscale
Si
waste
embedded
into
carbon
matrix,
cleverly
combined
flexible
electrical
conductivity
nanotubes
(CNTs)
copper
(Cu)
particles,
enhancing
both
crack
resistance
kinetics
entire
material.
Remarkably,
as
lithium‐ion
battery
anode,
fabricated
exhibits
stable
cycling
for
up
2300
cycles
even
at
current
2.0
A
g
−1
,
retaining
≈700
mAh
retention
rate
100%
compared
started
.
Additionally,
when
paired
an
NCM523
cathode,
full
cell
135
after
100
1.0
C.
Therefore,
this
synthesis
strategy
provides
insights
design
long‐life,
practical
anode
micro/nano‐spherical
structures.
Angewandte Chemie International Edition,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Sept. 30, 2024
Organic
polymers
are
considered
promising
candidates
for
next-generation
green
electrode
materials
in
lithium-ion
batteries
(LIBs).
However,
achieving
long
cycling
stability
and
capacity
retention
at
high
current
densities
remains
a
significant
challenge
due
to
weak
structural
low
conductivity.
In
this
study,
we
report
the
synthesis
of
two
novel
polyimide
covalent
organic
frameworks
(PI-COFs),
COF-JLU85
COF-JLU86,
by
combining
truxenone-based
triamine
linear
acid
anhydride
through
polymerization.
These
PI-COFs
feature
layers
with
pore
channels
embedded
18
carbonyl
groups,
facilitating
rapid
diffusion
enhancing
under
densities.
Compared
previously
reported
polymer
materials,
COF-JLU86
demonstrates
excellent
performance
densities,
an
impressive
specific
1161.1
mA
h
g
Dalton Transactions,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Jan. 1, 2025
A
low-temperature
ionic
liquid
reduction
system
is
used
to
prepare
Si
nanospheres,
which
display
excellent
lithium
storage
properties
with
an
initial
Coulombic
efficiency
of
82.9%
and
capacity
retention
94.2%
after
100
cycles
at
0.5
g
−1
.