Effect of Phosphorus-Doping on Electrochemical Performance of Silicon Negative Electrodes in Lithium-Ion Batteries.
The effect of phosphorus (P)-doping on the electrochemical performance of Si negative electrodes in lithium-ion batteries was investigated. Field-emission scanning electron microscopy was used to observe changes in surface morphology. Surface crystallinity and the phase transition of Si negative electrodes before and after a charge-discharge cycle were investigated by Raman spectroscopy and X-ray diffraction. Li insertion energy into Si was also calculated based on computational chemistry. The results showed that a low P concentration of 124 ppm has a meaningful influence on the electrochemical properties of a Si negative electrode; the cycle performance is improved by P-doping of Si. P-doping suppresses the changes in the surface morphology of a Si negative electrode and the phase transition during a charge-discharge cycle. Li insertion energy increases with an increase in the P concentration; Li insertion into P-doped Si is energetically unfavorable, which indicates that the crystal lattice of Si shrinks as a result of the replacement of some Si atoms with smaller P atoms, and therefore, it is more difficult to insert Li into P-doped Si. These results reveal that suppression of the phase transition reduces the large change in the volume of Si and prevents a Si negative electrode from disintegrating, which helps to improve the otherwise poor cycle performance of a Si electrode.
['Domi|Yasuhiro|Y|', 'Usui|Hiroyuki|H|', 'Shimizu|Masahiro|M|', 'Kakimoto|Yuta|Y|', 'Sakaguchi|Hiroki|H|']
silicon negative electrode lithium-ion battery morphology crystallinity and phase transition phosphorus doping