Axial Si--Ge Heterostructure Nanowires as Lithium-Ion Battery Anodes

Hugh Geaney; Killian Stokes; Grace Flynn; Gerard Bree; Kevin M. Ryan

doi:10.1021/acs.nanolett.8b01988

Axial Si--Ge Heterostructure Nanowires as Lithium-Ion Battery Anodes

Hugh Geaney
, Killian Stokes
, Grace Flynn
, Gerard Bree
, Kevin M. Ryan

Department of Chemical Sciences

University of Limerick

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Here, we report the application of axially heterostructured nanowires consisting of alternating segments of silicon and germanium with a tin seed as lithium-ion battery anodes. During repeated lithiation and delithiation, the heterostructures completely rearrange into a porous network of homogeneously alloyed Si_1-xGe_x ligaments. The transformation was characterized through ex situ TEM, STEM, and Raman spectroscopy. Electrochemical analysis was conducted on the heterostructure nanowires with discharge capacities in excess of 1180 mAh/g for 400 cycles (C/5) and capacities of up to 613 mAh/g exhibited at a rate of 10 C.

Original language	English (Ireland)
Pages (from-to)	5569-5575
Number of pages	7
Journal	Nano Letters
Volume	18
Issue number	9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.nanolett.8b01988
Publication status	Published - 12 Sep 2018

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Si-Ge
heterostructure
lithium-ion battery
nanowires
restructuring

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