Novel Method Based on Spin-Coating for the Preparation of 2D and 3D Si-Based Anodes for Lithium Ion Batteries
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Preparation of 3D Substrate Materials
2.2. Electrodes Preparation and Coating Deposition
2.3. Characterization
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Thermal Characterization of the Solutions
3.2. Analysis of the Solutions by DLS
3.3. Morphological Analysis of the 2D and 3D Electrodes
3.4. Raman Characterizations of the Layers
3.5. Electrochemical Properties of the 2D and 3D Electrodes
3.5.1. 2D Electrodes
3.5.2. 3D Electrodes
4. Conclusions
Acknowledgments
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
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Etching Conditions | E1 | E2 |
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SF6 gas flow (sccm) | 200 | 200 |
O2 gas flow (sccm) | 13 | 13 |
Temperature (°C) | −104 | −102 |
Self-bias (V) | −42 | −42 |
Source power (W) | 653–844 | 682–844 |
Time (s) | 180 | 450 |
Pressure (Pa) | 2.8 | 2.8 |
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Gabard, M.; Zaghrioui, M.; Chouteau, D.; Grimal, V.; Tillocher, T.; Ghamouss, F.; Poirot, N. Novel Method Based on Spin-Coating for the Preparation of 2D and 3D Si-Based Anodes for Lithium Ion Batteries. ChemEngineering 2017, 1, 5. https://doi.org/10.3390/chemengineering1010005
Gabard M, Zaghrioui M, Chouteau D, Grimal V, Tillocher T, Ghamouss F, Poirot N. Novel Method Based on Spin-Coating for the Preparation of 2D and 3D Si-Based Anodes for Lithium Ion Batteries. ChemEngineering. 2017; 1(1):5. https://doi.org/10.3390/chemengineering1010005
Chicago/Turabian StyleGabard, Marie, Mustapha Zaghrioui, David Chouteau, Virginie Grimal, Thomas Tillocher, Fouad Ghamouss, and Nathalie Poirot. 2017. "Novel Method Based on Spin-Coating for the Preparation of 2D and 3D Si-Based Anodes for Lithium Ion Batteries" ChemEngineering 1, no. 1: 5. https://doi.org/10.3390/chemengineering1010005