Effect of polypyrrole on improving electrochemical performance of silicon based anode materials

  • Xiang Yang Zhou
  • , Jing Jing Tang
  • , Juan Yang
  • , You Lan Zou
  • , Song Can Wang
  • , Jing Xie
  • , Lu Lu Ma

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Abstract

Silicon and polypyrrole composites with different microstructures of polypyrrole were synthesized using high-energy mechanical milling. The nano-wires polypyrrole and micro-particles polypyrrole act as a matrix to hold the active silicon grains as they repeatedly alloy with lithium during the operation of a lithium ion battery. The composite containing 10 wt.% polypyrrole nano-wires exhibits a relative better reversibility and cycle life than bare silicon, while the silicon/micro-particles polypyrrole composite shows no improvement.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)296-303
Number of pages8
JournalElectrochimica Acta
Volume70
DOIs
StatePublished - 30 May 2012
Externally publishedYes

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

  1. SDG 7 - Affordable and Clean Energy
    SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy

Keywords

  • Lithium ion batteries
  • Polypyrrole micro-particles
  • Polypyrrole nano-wires
  • Silicon anode materials

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