Probing Stress States in Silicon Nanowires During Electrochemical Lithiation Using In Situ Synchrotron X-Ray Microdiffraction

Silicon is considered as a promising anode material for the next-generation lithium-ion battery (LIB) due to its high capacity at nanoscale. However, silicon expands up to 300% during lithiation, which induces high stresses and leads to fractures. To design silicon nanostructures that could minimize...

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Main Authors: Imran Ali, Sasi Kumar Tippabhotla, Ihor Radchenko, Ahmed Al-Obeidi, Camelia V. Stan, Nobumichi Tamura, Arief Suriadi Budiman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Energy Research
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fenrg.2018.00019/full