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Combinatorial Investigations of Ni-Si Negative Electrode Materials for Li-Ion Batteries

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2015-06-30

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Obrovac, MN
Hatchard, T. D.
Du, Zhijia
Dunlap, RA

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IOPscience

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Sputtered thin films in the Ni-Si system (0 ≤ x ≤ 0.65 in NixSi1-x) were studied for use as anode materials in Li-ion cells. All compositions were found to be amorphous. The Ni in Ni-Si films was found to suppress the lithiation voltage, resulting in a reduction in capacity. The delithiation voltage was not affected. No capacity was observed when Ni content was more than 50 at% because at this composition the lithiation voltage was suppressed to 0 V. In contrast to previous models of capacity in transition metal-Si films, all Si atoms were found to be active in Ni-Si films at all compositions. Capacity reduction is only caused by a suppression of the Si lithiation voltage. We attribute this voltage suppression to internal stress in the thin film during lithiation from the presence of Ni.

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Zhijia Du, T.D. Hatchard, R.A. Dunlap and M.N. Obrovac, Combinatorial Investigations of Ni-Si Negative Electrode Materials for Li-Ion Batteries, J. Electrochem. Soc., 162 (2015), A1858-A1863.

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