Abstract
Film model electrodes of silicon oxide (SiOx) with various oxygen content (x = 0.4, 0.85, 1.0 and 1.3) have been studied for the effects of oxygen content and interfacial reaction behavior on cycling ability. IR and XPS analyses on the origin of initial charge plateau in 1M LiPF6/EC:DEC indicate that the contribution of electrolyte reduction to the plateau is far larger than the formation of lithium silicates, lithium oxide and silicon. Higher oxygen content of SiOx induces to decrease initial electrolyte reduction, whereas larger fraction of oxides is subjected to dissolution by acid (e.g., HF)-etching. Cycling ability at higher oxygen content however is remarkably improved when constructing a surface protective siloxane network at the electrodes using silane electrolyte additive. The SiO1.0 electrode exhibits superior capacity retention of 84% at the 200th cycle delivering discharge capacity of 1206–1017 mAh/g. The SEI layer formed over surface siloxane network consists of a plenty of organic compounds and lithium carbonate, in contrast to mainly inorganic salts and organic phosphorus fluoride compounds upon cycling without silane adidtive. A better protection and passivation of electrode surface should be of the effects of siloxane network, and in that fashion cycling ability is greatly stabilized.
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