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Silicon/Biomass Carbon Composite as a Low-Cost Anode for Lithium-Ion Batteries

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  • Ziying Meng

    (“The Belt and Road Initiative” Advanced Materials International Joint Research Center of Hebei Province, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin 300401, China)

  • Ziqing Xu

    (“The Belt and Road Initiative” Advanced Materials International Joint Research Center of Hebei Province, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin 300401, China)

  • Heng Li

    (“The Belt and Road Initiative” Advanced Materials International Joint Research Center of Hebei Province, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin 300401, China)

  • Hanqing Xiong

    (Department of Mechanical and Electronic Engineering, Changsha University, Changsha 410022, China)

  • Xijun Liu

    (School of Resources, Environments and Materials, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China)

  • Chunling Qin

    (“The Belt and Road Initiative” Advanced Materials International Joint Research Center of Hebei Province, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin 300401, China)

  • Zhifeng Wang

    (“The Belt and Road Initiative” Advanced Materials International Joint Research Center of Hebei Province, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin 300401, China)

Abstract

Various biomass materials have been developed as precursor materials to fabricate carbon-based anodes for Li-ion battery (LIB) applications due to their inherent sustainability and low cost. However, the low theoretical specific capacity of carbon materials (273 mAh g −1 ) restricts their further application as an anode for LIBs. Herein, silicon/reed catkin composites (Si/RC) and silicon/apricot shell-derived carbon (Si/AC) are successfully fabricated, and their performances are evaluated as anode materials for LIBs. The Si/RC anode displays a reversible capacity of 318.4 mAh g −1 after 100 cycles at 200 mA g −1 and remains 229.3 mAh g −1 after 1000 cycles at 1 A g −1 . This work discloses the feasibility and promising prospects of utilizing biomass reed catkins to prepare low-cost, porous, carbon-based materials for energy storage applications.

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  • Ziying Meng & Ziqing Xu & Heng Li & Hanqing Xiong & Xijun Liu & Chunling Qin & Zhifeng Wang, 2025. "Silicon/Biomass Carbon Composite as a Low-Cost Anode for Lithium-Ion Batteries," Energies, MDPI, vol. 18(4), pages 1-13, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jeners:v:18:y:2025:i:4:p:972-:d:1593409
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