Abstract
► Si/PPy composites for lithium ion battery have been synthesized. ► PPy of two microstructures acting as matrix have been synthesized and characterized. ► Two kinds of PPy show different effects on improving electrochemical performance. ► Si/nano-wires PPy shows an improved electrochemical performance. Silicon and polypyrrole composites with different microstructures of polypyrrole were synthesized using high-energy mechanical milling. The nano-wires polypyrrole and micro-particles polypyrrole act as a matrix to hold the active silicon grains as they repeatedly alloy with lithium during the operation of a lithium ion battery. The composite containing 10 wt.% polypyrrole nano-wires exhibits a relative better reversibility and cycle life than bare silicon, while the silicon/micro-particles polypyrrole composite shows no improvement.
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