Hierarchical strain-adaptive silicon–carbon microspheres for durable high-density lithium-ion anodes

Ao Yu; Yaduo Jia; Chaoxian Wu; Chengwei Zhang; Xin Zhang; Gongkai Wang; Xin Chen

doi:10.1039/d5nr05310b

January 1, 2026Nanoscale

Hierarchical strain-adaptive silicon–carbon microspheres for durable high-density lithium-ion anodes

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Key Points

The study aims to develop silicon-carbon microspheres that provide durable and high-density anodes for lithium-ion batteries.
Developed dual-scale Si/graphene microspheres with nano-Si infilling and carbon shells.
Evaluated areal and volumetric capacities when used in lithium-ion anodes.
Tested cycling stability over multiple charge-discharge cycles.
Achieved high areal and volumetric capacity in lithium-ion anodes.
Microspheres exhibited low swelling during operation.
Demonstrated stable cycling performance in full-cell tests.

Implication

This research demonstrates improved cycling stability and capacity in lithium-ion anodes using novel silicon-graphene microspheres, suggesting enhanced battery performance.

Abstract

Dual-scale Si/graphene microspheres with nano-Si infilling and a carbon shell build dense, low-swelling anodes, delivering high areal/volumetric capacity and stable Li-ion full-cell cycling.

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Yu et al. (2026) studied this question.

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