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Electrochemical Characteristics of Silicon/Carbon Anode Materials using Petroleum Pitch

석유계 피치를 사용한 실리콘/탄소 음극소재의 전기화학적 특성

  • Lee, Su Hyeon (Department of Chemical Engineering, Chungbuk National University) ;
  • Lee, Jong Dae (Department of Chemical Engineering, Chungbuk National University)
  • Received : 2018.03.22
  • Accepted : 2018.05.08
  • Published : 2018.08.01
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Abstract

In this study, the electrochemical characteristics of Silicon/Carbon anode materials were analyzed to improve the cycle stability of silicon as an anode materials of lithium ion battery. Porous silicon was prepared from TEOS by the $st{\ddot{o}}ber$ method and the magnesiothermic reduction method. Silicon/Carbon anode materials were synthesized by varying the mass ratio between porous silicon and pitch. Physical properties of the prepared Silicon/Carbon anode materials were analyzed by XRD and TGA. Also the electrochemical performances of Silicon/Carbon anode materials were investigated by constant current charge/discharge, rate performance, cyclic voltammetry and electrochemical impedance tests in the electrolyte of $LiPF_6$ dissolved in organic solvents (EC : DEC = 1 : 1 vol%). The Silicon/Carbon anode composite (silicon : carbon = 5 : 95 in weight) has better capacity (453 mAh/g) than those of other composition cells. The cycle performance has an excellent capacity retention from 2nd cycle to 30th cycle.

본 연구에서는 리튬이온전지 실리콘 음극소재의 사이클 안정성 향상을 위해 실리콘/탄소 음극소재의 전기화학적 특성을 조사하였다. Tetraethyl orthosilicate (TEOS) 로부터 스토버법 및 마그네슘 열 환원법을 통하여 다공성 실리콘을 제조하고, 제조된 다공성 실리콘과 피치의 질량비에 따라 실리콘/탄소 음극소재를 제조하였다. 실리콘/탄소 음극소재의 물리적 특성은 XRD와 TGA를 통해 분석하였다. 1.0 M $LiPF_6$ (EC : DEC = 1 : 1 vol%) 전해액에서 실리콘/탄소 음극소재의 충 방전 사이클, 율속, 순환전압전류, 임피던스 테스트를 통해 전기화학적 특성을 조사하였다. 제조된 실리콘/탄소 음극소재 실리콘 : 탄소 = 5 : 95 일때 453 mAh/g의 향상된 용량을 나타내었으며, 사이클 성능 또한 두 번째 사이클 이후 30 사이클까지 매우 우수한 사이클 안정성을 나타냄을 확인하였다.

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