Synthesis Methods of Si/C Composite Materials for Lithium-Ion Batteries
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Synthesis Methods
2.1. Ball Milling
2.2. Pyrolysis
2.3. Spray Drying
2.4. Chemical Vapor Deposition
2.5. Mechanofusion
3. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Synthesis Method | Advantages | Disadvantages | Materials | Capacity | Ref. |
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Ball milling | Large-scale production | Non-uniform particles | Si/CNT | 1760 mAh/g after 100 cycles | [76] |
Pyrolysis | High yield | High energy | Si/C | 1555 mAh/g after 100 cycles | [86] |
Spray Drying | Spherical particle, simple process | Bulky equipment | Si/C | 1041 mAh/g after 50 cycles | [91] |
CVD | Uniform particle, various particle design | Expensive process | pSi-CNF | 848 mAh/g after 100 cycles | [101] |
Mechanofusion | Spherical particle | Expensive process | Si/C | 600 mAh/g after 1000 cycles | [109] |
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Park, I.; Lee, H.; Chae, O.B. Synthesis Methods of Si/C Composite Materials for Lithium-Ion Batteries. Batteries 2024, 10, 381. https://doi.org/10.3390/batteries10110381
Park I, Lee H, Chae OB. Synthesis Methods of Si/C Composite Materials for Lithium-Ion Batteries. Batteries. 2024; 10(11):381. https://doi.org/10.3390/batteries10110381
Chicago/Turabian StylePark, Inkyu, Hanbyeol Lee, and Oh B. Chae. 2024. "Synthesis Methods of Si/C Composite Materials for Lithium-Ion Batteries" Batteries 10, no. 11: 381. https://doi.org/10.3390/batteries10110381