Improving the cyclability and rate capability of carbon nanofiber anodes through in-site generation of SiOx-rich overlayers

Electrochimica Acta

Volumn 108, Issue , 2013, Pages 196-202

  Yan, Xiaodong ^a   Teng, Donghua ^a   Jia, Xiaolong ^a   Yu, Yunhua ^a   Yang, Xiaoping ^a  

^a BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Binder free; Carbon nanofibers; Lithium ion batteries; Silicon oxide rich overlayer; Solid electrolyte interphase

Indexed keywords

CARBON NANOFIBERS; ELECTRIC DISCHARGES; ELECTRODES; ELECTROLYTES; HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; LITHIUM; LITHIUM ALLOYS; LITHIUM COMPOUNDS; LITHIUM-ION BATTERIES; NANOFIBERS; POLYACRYLONITRILES; SILICON OXIDES; SOLID ELECTROLYTES; X RAY SPECTROSCOPY;

BINDER FREE; ENERGY DISPERSIVE X-RAY SPECTROSCOPY; INITIAL DISCHARGE CAPACITIES; POLYACRYLONITRILE (PAN); RATE CAPABILITIES; REVERSIBLE CAPACITY; SOLID ELECTROLYTE INTERPHASE; TETRAETHYL ORTHOSILICATES;

X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 84884225882     PISSN: 00134686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2013.06.105     Document Type: Article

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