The research aims to understand the Coulombic efficiency trough in silicon anodes and explore mechanisms and strategies for improvement.
Review of existing literature on silicon anodes and lithium-ion batteries
Analysis of experimental data on performance metrics
Evaluation of stabilization strategies for enhancing coulombic efficiency
Identified key mechanisms contributing to efficiency loss in silicon anodes
Proposed strategies that could stabilize silicon performance over charge cycles
Demonstrated that addressing these challenges can significantly enhance overall battery life
Abstract
Silicon is one of the most promising anode materials for next-generation lithium-ion batteries because of its very high theoretical capacity and natural abundance, yet its practical use is limited by...