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Nanomechanical Properties of Lithiated Silicon Nanowires Probed with Atomic Force Microscopy

원자힘 현미경으로 측정된 리튬화 실리콘 나노선의 나노기계적 성질

  • Lee, Hyun-Soo (Graduate School of EEWS (WCU) and Nanocentury KI, KAIST) ;
  • Shin, Weon-Ho (Graduate School of EEWS (WCU) and Nanocentury KI, KAIST) ;
  • Kwon, Sang-Ku (Graduate School of EEWS (WCU) and Nanocentury KI, KAIST) ;
  • Choi, Jang-Wook (Graduate School of EEWS (WCU) and Nanocentury KI, KAIST) ;
  • Park, Jeong-Young (Graduate School of EEWS (WCU) and Nanocentury KI, KAIST)
  • 이현수 (한국과학기술원(KAIST) EEWS대학원) ;
  • 신원호 (한국과학기술원(KAIST) EEWS대학원) ;
  • 권상구 (한국과학기술원(KAIST) EEWS대학원) ;
  • 최장욱 (한국과학기술원(KAIST) EEWS대학원) ;
  • 박정영 (한국과학기술원(KAIST) EEWS대학원)
  • Received : 2011.08.11
  • Accepted : 2011.09.29
  • Published : 2011.11.30
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Abstract

The nanomechanical properties of fully lithiated and unlithiated silicon nanowire deposited on silicon substrate have been studied with atomic force microscopy. Silicon nanowires were synthesized using the vapor-liquid-solid process on stainless steel substrates using Au catalyst. Fully lithiated silicon nanowires were obtained by using the electrochemical method, followed by drop-casting on the silicon substrate. The roughness, derived from a line profile of the surface measured in contact mode atomic force microscopy, has a smaller value ($0.65{\pm}0.05$ nm) for lithiated silicon nanowire and a higher value ($1.72{\pm}0.16$ nm) for unlithiated silicon nanowire. Force spectroscopy was utilitzed to study the influence of lithiation on the tip-surface adhesion force. Lithiated silicon nanowire revealed a smaller value (~15 nN) than that of the Si nanowire substrate (~60 nN) by a factor of two, while the adhesion force of the silicon nanowire is similar to that of the silicon substrate. The elastic local spring constants obtained from the force-distance curve, also shows that the unlithiated silicon nanowire has a relatively smaller value (16.98 N/m) than lithiated silicon nanowire (66.30 N/m) due to the elastically soft amorphous structures. The frictional forces of lithiated and unlithiated silicon nanowire were obtained within the range of 0.5-4.0 Hz and 0.01-200 nN for velocity and load dependency, respectively. We explain the trend of adhesion and modulus in light of the materials properties of silicon and lithiated silicon. The results suggest a useful method for chemical identification of the lithiated region during the charging and discharging process.

원자힘 현미경을 이용하여 실리콘 기판 위에 증착된 실리콘 나노선과 리튬화된 실리콘 나노선의 나노기계적 성질을 연구했다. 금 촉매를 사용하여 스테인리스 기판 위에서 증기-액체-고체 과정을 통해 실리콘 나노선을 합성하였다. 완전히 리튬화된 실리콘 나노선을 얻기 위해서 전기 화학적 방법을 사용했고, 이를 실리콘 기판 위에 증착하였다. 접촉모드 원자힘 현미경으로 측정된 표면 거칠기는 실리콘 나노선에서 $0.65{\pm}0.05$ nm에 비해 리튬화된 실리콘 나노선에서 $1.72{\pm}0.16$ nm으로 더 큰 값을 보여주었다. 탐침과 표면 사이의 접착력에서 리튬화의 영향을 조사하기 위해 힘 분광기법을 사용했다. 실리콘 나노선의 접착력이 실리콘 기판과 ~60 nN으로 흡사한 반면에, 리튬화된 실리콘 나노선은 ~15 nN으로 더 작은 값을 나타냈다. 또한, 탄성적으로 부드러운 무정형 구조 때문에 국부적 탄성 스프링 상수도 실리콘 나노선 66.30 N/m보다 완전히 리튬화된 실리콘 나노선이 16.98 N/m으로 상대적으로 작았다. 실리콘 나노선과 완전히 리튬화된 실리콘 나노선에서 탐침과 표면 사이에 마찰력의 수직항력 의존성과 스캔 속도 의존성을 조사하기 위하여 각 0.5~4.0 Hz와 0.01~200 nN으로 측정했다. 본 연구에서 실리콘과 리튬화된 실리콘의 기계적 성질에 관련된 접착력과 마찰력의 경향성이 보여졌고 이러한 방향의 연구는 충-방전 동안 리튬화된 나노수준의 영역의 화학적 맵핑에 응용성을 보여준다.

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