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Effect of binders on performance of Si/C composite as anode for Li-ion batteries

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Si/C composite was prepared by ball milling and subsequent pyrolysis process using nanosilicon, flake graphite, and phenolic resin as raw materials. The effect of different binders on the performance of Si/C composite was investigated. XRD and FT-IR were used to characterize the structure of the binders, and SEM was used to characterize the morphology of the electrodes. The electrochemical results showed that LA133 had the best performance; the initial charge capacity was 660.4 mAh g−1, with a capacity retention of 92.9% after 50 cycles. Compared with PVDF and sodium alginate, better cycling performance was obtained using LA133 as binder of Si/C composite.

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The project was sponsored by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (51604125, 51604124, and 51774150), the Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province (BK20150506), and the Scientific Research foundation for senior talent of Jiangsu University (14JDG130).

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    Mingru Su, Shuai Liu, Huafeng Wan, Aichun Dou, Ke Liu & Yunjian Liu

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Su, M., Liu, S., Wan, H. et al. Effect of binders on performance of Si/C composite as anode for Li-ion batteries. Ionics 25, 2103–2109 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11581-018-2611-6

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