Silicon carbide (SiC) derived from agricultural waste potentially competitive with silicon anodes
Mengjie Yu, Eleni Temeche, Sylvio Indris, Wei Lai, Richard M. Laine
Abstract
Silicon carbide derived from rice hull ash reveals, on long-term cycling, capacity increases to >900 mA h g −1 without significant volume changes. Lithiation mechanisms and the extraordinary capacity increment origins were assessed in detail.
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Silicon carbideSiliconAnodeMaterials scienceChemical engineeringVolume (thermodynamics)MetallurgyChemistryPhysical chemistryEngineeringElectrodePhysicsQuantum mechanicsAdvancements in Battery MaterialsSilicon Carbide Semiconductor TechnologiesSemiconductor materials and devices