Enhancing Lithium-Ion Battery Performance: Silicon-Carbon Composite Anodes

Yihao Yin

2024

Abstract

With the growth of global energy concerns, lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) are at the forefront of research for efficient energy storage solutions. The objective of this study is to explore the potential of silicon anodes, which can theoretically hold up to 4200 mAh/g, far exceeding the 372 mAh/g of traditional graphite anodes. Significant volume expansion and instability during lithiation prevent the practical application of silicon anodes. To address these issues, various carbon materials, including graphite, carbon nanotubes (CNTs), and graphene, are integrated with silicon to enhance capacity, stability, and cyclability. In addition, research on graphite, carbon nanotube, and graphene composite anodes suggests that hybrid approaches can capitalize on the strengths of each material, potentially surpassing the performance of single-material anodes. As graphene production technology improves and becomes more cost-effective, graphene-silicon anodes may eventually become the optimal solution for high-performance lithium-ion batteries. This paper provides a systematic review of the mainstream silicon-carbon composite anode materials at the present stage, and makes an outlook on the future development trend of silicon-carbon composites.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Yin Y. (2024). Enhancing Lithium-Ion Battery Performance: Silicon-Carbon Composite Anodes. In Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Renewable Energy and Ecosystem - Volume 1: ICREE; ISBN 978-989-758-776-4, SciTePress, pages 262-267. DOI: 10.5220/0013913300004914

in Bibtex Style

@conference{icree24,
author={Yihao Yin},
title={Enhancing Lithium-Ion Battery Performance: Silicon-Carbon Composite Anodes},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Renewable Energy and Ecosystem - Volume 1: ICREE},
year={2024},
pages={262-267},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0013913300004914},
isbn={978-989-758-776-4},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Renewable Energy and Ecosystem - Volume 1: ICREE
TI - Enhancing Lithium-Ion Battery Performance: Silicon-Carbon Composite Anodes
SN - 978-989-758-776-4
AU - Yin Y.
PY - 2024
SP - 262
EP - 267
DO - 10.5220/0013913300004914
PB - SciTePress