Structure and Reactivity of Alucone-Coated Films on Si and LixSiy Surfaces

ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces

Volumn 7, Issue 22, 2015, Pages 11948-11955

  Ma, Yuguang ^a   Martinez De La Hoz, Julibeth M ^a   Angarita, Ivette ^a   Berrio Sanchez, Jose M ^a   Benitez, Laura ^a,b   Seminario, Jorge M ^a,b   Son, Seoung Bum ^c   Lee, Se Hee ^d   George, Steven M ^d   Ban, Chunmei ^c   Balbuena, Perla B ^a  

^a Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY LABORATORY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

alucone coating; density functional theory; lithium ion batteries; silicon anodes; solid electrolyte interphase; structural changes from lithiation

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM COATINGS; ALUMINUM COMPOUNDS; ANODES; ATOMS; COORDINATION REACTIONS; ELECTRON TRANSITIONS; ELECTRONIC PROPERTIES; ETHYLENE; LITHIUM COMPOUNDS; LITHIUM-ION BATTERIES; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MORPHOLOGY; SILICON; SOLID ELECTROLYTES; THIN FILM LITHIUM ION BATTERIES; THIN FILMS;

AB INITIO MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATION; ELECTROCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; ELECTROCHEMICAL BEHAVIORS; ELECTROLYTE SOLUTIONS; ELECTRON TRANSFER MECHANISMS; LITHIATION; SILICON ANODE; SOLID ELECTROLYTE INTERPHASE;

DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY;

EID: 84935864563     PISSN: 19448244     EISSN: 19448252     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acsami.5b01917     Document Type: Article

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