TY - JOUR
AU - Paul, N.
AU - Frielinghaus, H.
AU - Busch, Sebastian
AU - Pipich, V.
AU - Gilles, R.
TI - Combining SANS and VSANS to Extend Q-Range for Morphology Investigation of Silicon-Graphite Anodes
JO - Surface investigation, x-ray, synchrotron and neutron techniques
VL - 14
IS - S1
SN - 0734-1520
CY - New York, NY
PB - Gordon and Breach
M1 - FZJ-2020-03937
SP - S156 - S160
PY - 2020
AB - Silicon-based electrodes are attractive candidates as anodes for Li-ion batteries due to their high theoretical specific capacity. However, repeated lithiation/delithiation causes significant morphological changes of the silicon particles which results in formation of highly porous silicon structures and severe side reactions at the silicon/electrolyte interface. To quantify such morphological changes in the micrometer as well as on the nanometer scale, we combine very small-angle neutron scattering (VSANS) and small-angle neutron scattering (SANS) techniques. While conventional and contrast-matched SANS data provide insights into the solid-electrolyte-interphase (SEI) coverage around the silicon particles and filling of the evolving porosity within the electrode, VSANS data provide information on the micrometer-sized graphite particles.
LB - PUB:(DE-HGF)16
UR - <Go to ISI:>//WOS:000578828100032
DO - DOI:10.1134/S1027451020070368
UR - https://juser.fz-juelich.de/record/885573
ER -