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Carbon Coated Silicon Powders As Anode Materials For Lithium Ion Batteries

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 February 2011

M. Gulbinska ,
F. S. Galasso ,
S. L. Suib ,
S. Iaconetti ,
P. G. Russell  and
J. F. DiCarlo
M. Gulbinska
Affiliation:
Dept. Chemistry, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269
F. S. Galasso
Affiliation:
Dept. Chemistry, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269
S. L. Suib
Affiliation:
Dept. Chemistry, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269
S. Iaconetti
Affiliation:
Lithion Inc., 82 Mechanic St., Pawcatuck, CT 06379
P. G. Russell
Affiliation:
Lithion Inc., 82 Mechanic St., Pawcatuck, CT 06379
J. F. DiCarlo
Affiliation:
Lithion Inc., 82 Mechanic St., Pawcatuck, CT 06379
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Abstract

Novel lithium ion battery anode materials consisting of carbon-coated silicon were prepared. Chemical vapor deposition (CVD) methods were used in the syntheses of these composite materials with toluene being used as the precursor for carbon coatings on silicon powder. The temperature of carbon deposition was 950°C and the deposition time was 30 min for powdered substrates. Carbon-coated silicon powders were analyzed by HRSEM, TEM, and Raman spectroscopy. Coin cells were made and cycled to evaluate the electrochemical performance of carbon-coated silicon powders. Coated materials performed well during the initial coin cell testing. Silicon wafers (orientation <111>) were also used as the substrates for carbon coatings. Silicon wafers were coated for 40 seconds at 950°C. Auger spectroscopy and XPS depth profiling were used to analyze the thin films of toluene-derived carbons on silicon wafers.

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Research Article
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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 756: Symposia EE/FF – Solid-State Ionics – Materials for Fuel Cells and Fuel Processors , 2002 , EE6.14
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2003

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