Thermal expansion of lithiated silicon (Li <sub>13</sub> Si <sub>4</sub> and Li <sub>7</sub> Si <sub>3</sub> ) anodes: a powder neutron diffraction study
Atia Tasfiah Azad, Katherine Bateman, Matthew Irvine, Aaron B. Naden, Stewart A. M. Dickson, Ronald E. Smith, Richard K. B. Gover, John T. S. Irvine
Abstract
Lithium silicides exhibit much higher thermal expansion than silicon, similar to lithium, consistent with Si clusters in Li.
Topics & Concepts
Thermal expansionNeutron diffractionMaterials scienceSiliconPowder diffractionDiffractionCrystallographyComposite materialOpticsMetallurgyChemistryPhysicsSemiconductor materials and interfacesAdvancements in Battery MaterialsInorganic Chemistry and Materials