Silicon alloy; Nitridation; Anode; Li ion batteries
Issue Date
2014-05
Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV, PO BOX 211, 1000 AE AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS
Citation
JOURNAL OF POWER SOURCES, 2014, 253, p.282-286
Abstract
Nitridated Si-Ti-Ni (STN) ternary alloy as an anode for lithium ion batteries is prepared by the NH3 nitridation of STN alloy. The nitridated STN electrode shows 14% increased reversible capacity and 4 times higher rate capability at 3 C compared to those of pristine STN electrode. These improvements are attributed to the formation of nitride compounds (such as SiNx/SiNxOy, TiNx/TiNxOy and NiNx/NiNxOy) on STN alloy, which benefits both mechanics and kinetics. (C) 2013 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.