Silicon/Biomass Carbon Composite as a Low-Cost Anode for Lithium-Ion Batteries
Various biomass materials have been developed as precursor materials to fabricate carbon-based anodes for Li-ion battery (LIB) applications due to their inherent sustainability and low cost. However, the low theoretical specific capacity of carbon materials (273 mAh g<sup>−1</sup>) restr...
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| author | Ziying Meng Ziqing Xu Heng Li Hanqing Xiong Xijun Liu Chunling Qin Zhifeng Wang |
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| description | Various biomass materials have been developed as precursor materials to fabricate carbon-based anodes for Li-ion battery (LIB) applications due to their inherent sustainability and low cost. However, the low theoretical specific capacity of carbon materials (273 mAh g<sup>−1</sup>) restricts their further application as an anode for LIBs. Herein, silicon/reed catkin composites (Si/RC) and silicon/apricot shell-derived carbon (Si/AC) are successfully fabricated, and their performances are evaluated as anode materials for LIBs. The Si/RC anode displays a reversible capacity of 318.4 mAh g<sup>−1</sup> after 100 cycles at 200 mA g<sup>−1</sup> and remains 229.3 mAh g<sup>−1</sup> after 1000 cycles at 1 A g<sup>−1</sup>. This work discloses the feasibility and promising prospects of utilizing biomass reed catkins to prepare low-cost, porous, carbon-based materials for energy storage applications. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-c9b3a0b2236342c8bb53b5f0f5268b2c2025-08-20T02:44:56ZengMDPI AGEnergies1996-10732025-02-0118497210.3390/en18040972Silicon/Biomass Carbon Composite as a Low-Cost Anode for Lithium-Ion BatteriesZiying Meng0Ziqing Xu1Heng Li2Hanqing Xiong3Xijun Liu4Chunling Qin5Zhifeng Wang6“The Belt and Road Initiative” Advanced Materials International Joint Research Center of Hebei Province, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin 300401, China“The Belt and Road Initiative” Advanced Materials International Joint Research Center of Hebei Province, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin 300401, China“The Belt and Road Initiative” Advanced Materials International Joint Research Center of Hebei Province, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin 300401, ChinaDepartment of Mechanical and Electronic Engineering, Changsha University, Changsha 410022, ChinaSchool of Resources, Environments and Materials, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China“The Belt and Road Initiative” Advanced Materials International Joint Research Center of Hebei Province, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin 300401, China“The Belt and Road Initiative” Advanced Materials International Joint Research Center of Hebei Province, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin 300401, ChinaVarious biomass materials have been developed as precursor materials to fabricate carbon-based anodes for Li-ion battery (LIB) applications due to their inherent sustainability and low cost. However, the low theoretical specific capacity of carbon materials (273 mAh g<sup>−1</sup>) restricts their further application as an anode for LIBs. Herein, silicon/reed catkin composites (Si/RC) and silicon/apricot shell-derived carbon (Si/AC) are successfully fabricated, and their performances are evaluated as anode materials for LIBs. The Si/RC anode displays a reversible capacity of 318.4 mAh g<sup>−1</sup> after 100 cycles at 200 mA g<sup>−1</sup> and remains 229.3 mAh g<sup>−1</sup> after 1000 cycles at 1 A g<sup>−1</sup>. This work discloses the feasibility and promising prospects of utilizing biomass reed catkins to prepare low-cost, porous, carbon-based materials for energy storage applications.https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/18/4/972reed catkinsapricot shellsbiomass carbonanodelithium-ion battery |
| spellingShingle | Ziying Meng Ziqing Xu Heng Li Hanqing Xiong Xijun Liu Chunling Qin Zhifeng Wang Silicon/Biomass Carbon Composite as a Low-Cost Anode for Lithium-Ion Batteries Energies reed catkins apricot shells biomass carbon anode lithium-ion battery |
| title | Silicon/Biomass Carbon Composite as a Low-Cost Anode for Lithium-Ion Batteries |
| title_full | Silicon/Biomass Carbon Composite as a Low-Cost Anode for Lithium-Ion Batteries |
| title_fullStr | Silicon/Biomass Carbon Composite as a Low-Cost Anode for Lithium-Ion Batteries |
| title_full_unstemmed | Silicon/Biomass Carbon Composite as a Low-Cost Anode for Lithium-Ion Batteries |
| title_short | Silicon/Biomass Carbon Composite as a Low-Cost Anode for Lithium-Ion Batteries |
| title_sort | silicon biomass carbon composite as a low cost anode for lithium ion batteries |
| topic | reed catkins apricot shells biomass carbon anode lithium-ion battery |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/18/4/972 |
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