Issue 9, 2017

Strain enhanced lithium adsorption and diffusion on silicene

Abstract

The performance of Li-ion batteries relies heavily on the capacity and stability of constituent electrodes. Recently synthesized 2D silicene has demonstrated excellent Li-ion capacity with high charging rates. To explore the external influences for battery performance, in this work, first-principles calculations are employed to investigate the effect of external strain on the adsorption and diffusion of Li on silicene monolayers. It was found that tensile strain could enhance Li binding on silicene. The diffusion barrier is also calculated and the results show that Li diffusion through silicene is facilitated by tensile strain, whereas the strain has a limited effect on the energy barrier of diffusion parallel to the plane of pristine silicene. Our results suggest that silicene could be a promising electrode material for lithium ion batteries.

Graphical abstract: Strain enhanced lithium adsorption and diffusion on silicene

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
10 Nov 2016
Accepted
31 Jan 2017
First published
03 Feb 2017

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2017,19, 6563-6568

Strain enhanced lithium adsorption and diffusion on silicene

X. Wang, Y. Luo, T. Yan, W. Cao and M. Zhang, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2017, 19, 6563 DOI: 10.1039/C6CP07702A

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