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Critical barriers to the large scale commercialization of silicon-containing batteries

Silicon has received a considerable amount of attention in the last few years because of its large lithiation capacity. Its widespread utilization in real-life lithium-ion batteries has so far been prevented by the plethora of challenges presented by this material. This review discusses the most pro...

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Autores principales: Schwan, Joseph, Nava, Giorgio, Mangolini, Lorenzo
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: RSC 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9419004/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36132933
http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/d0na00589d
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Sumario:Silicon has received a considerable amount of attention in the last few years because of its large lithiation capacity. Its widespread utilization in real-life lithium-ion batteries has so far been prevented by the plethora of challenges presented by this material. This review discusses the most promising technologies that have been put forward to address these issues. While silicon is now much closer to being compatible with commercial-grade storage devices, some critical barriers still deserve further attention. Most importantly, device performance is strongly dependent on particle size and size distribution, with these parameters strongly controlled by the particle synthesis technique. Moreover, the nanoparticle synthesis technique ultimately controls the material manufacturing cost and compatibility with large-scale utilization. These issues are discussed in detail, and recommendations to the community are provided.