Structural Changes in Si–CuSi Films upon Intercalation of Lithium Ions

Autor: I. S. Fedorov, A. A. Mironenko, A. S. Rudyi, E. Yu. Buchin, V. V. Naumov
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: Technical Physics Letters. 45:973-976
ISSN: 1090-6533
1063-7850
DOI: 10.1134/s1063785019100043
Popis: We studied the possibility of using composite films representing amorphous silicon reinforced with crystalline inclusions of copper silicide as an anode material for lithium-ion batteries with liquid electrolyte. The films were made by layer-by-layer magnetron sputtering of amorphous silicon and copper, followed by low-temperature (100–200°C) annealing of the structure. The tests of the anodes revealed the effect of prolonged intense growth of their reversible capacity. To describe the effect, a phenomenological model based on the multidirectional migration of silicon and copper atoms in an inhomogeneous field of elastic mechanical stresses arising during electrode cycling is proposed.
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