Porous Si@SiO_<i>x</i>@N‐Rich Carbon Nanofibers as Anode in Lithium‐Ion Batteries under High Temperature

Abstract

Abstract A facile electrospinning technique followed by pre‐oxidation and carbonization treatment is adopted to synthesize silicon anode cladded with SiO x layer and N‐rich carbon nanofibers (Si@SiO x @NCNFs), in which post‐used polyacrylonitrile (PAN) yarn is chosen as single carbon source. As anode in Li‐ion batteries, elaborately designed Si@SiO x @NCNFs renders remarkable reversible capacities of 1045 mA h g −1 at the 500 th cycle under a current density of 8 A g −1 at 80°C, and 828 mA h g −1 after subsequent 500 cycles at 15 A g −1 , mainly ascribed to the distinct hierarchical structure, N‐rich nature and enhanced pesudocapacitive behavior. When Si@SiO x @NCNFs is matched with commercial cathode LiFePO 4 , full cell delivers a stable capacity of 140 mA h g −1 at 100 mA g −1 , accompanying with an energy density of 455 Wh kg −1 at 50 °C. These conspicuous features undoubtedly enable Si@SiO x @NCNFs to be promising anode materials for high‐power lithium‐ion battery used in harsh conditions.