Improving the Electrode Performance of Ge through Ge@C Core–Shell Nanoparticles and Graphene Networks

Germanium is a promising high-capacity anode material for lithium ion batteries, but it usually exhibits poor cycling stability because of its huge volume variation during the lithium uptake and release process. A double protection strategy to improve the electrode performance of Ge through the use...

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Published inJournal of the American Chemical Society Vol. 134; no. 5; pp. 2512 - 2515
Main Authors Xue, Ding-Jiang, Xin, Sen, Yan, Yang, Jiang, Ke-Cheng, Yin, Ya-Xia, Guo, Yu-Guo, Wan, Li-Jun
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States American Chemical Society 08.02.2012
Subjects
Carbon - chemistry
Electrodes
Germanium - chemistry
Graphite - chemistry
Nanoparticles - chemistry
Particle Size
Surface Properties
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Summary:Germanium is a promising high-capacity anode material for lithium ion batteries, but it usually exhibits poor cycling stability because of its huge volume variation during the lithium uptake and release process. A double protection strategy to improve the electrode performance of Ge through the use of Ge@C core–shell nanostructures and reduced graphene oxide (RGO) networks has been developed. The as-synthesized Ge@C/RGO nanocomposite showed excellent cycling performance and rate capability in comparison with Ge@C nanoparticles when used as an anode material for Li ion batteries, which can be attributed to the electronically conductive and elastic RGO networks in addition to the carbon shells and small particle sizes of Ge. The strategy is simple yet very effective, and because of its versatility, it may be extended to other high-capacity electrode materials with large volume variations and low electrical conductivities.
ISSN:0002-7863
1520-5126
DOI:10.1021/ja211266m