Disclosure of Invention
The invention aims to provide a silicon composite material, a preparation method and application thereof, and aims to solve the problems of low energy density, poor conductivity and poor multiplying power performance of the existing lithium ion anode material.
In order to achieve the above purpose, the technical scheme adopted by the invention is as follows:
a silicon composite material comprises a substrate, wherein the surface of the substrate is coated with a compound;
The substrate is selected from one or more of silicon, silicon carbide and silicon oxide, and the compound is selected from one or two of Nb 2S2 C and Ta 2S2 C.
According to the technical means, the surface of the silicon substrate is coated with the compound, the compound is one or two of Nb 2S2 C and Ta 2S2 C, nb 2S2 C and Ta 2S2 C have higher conductivity, the conductivity of the whole silicon composite material is improved after the compound is coated on the surface of the silicon substrate, through research, nb 2S2 C and Ta 2S2 C are of layered two-dimensional structures, the interlayer distance is larger, the compound is coated on the surface of the silicon substrate and used as a negative electrode material of a lithium ion battery, the rapid intercalation and deintercalation of lithium ions are facilitated, and therefore the multiplying power performance of the silicon composite material is improved, meanwhile, the Nb 2S2 C and Ta 2S2 C are also found to have higher lithium storage performance (specific volume is more than 400 mAh/g), and the whole specific volume can still be kept at 400mAh/g after the compound is coated on the surface of the silicon substrate, so that the energy density of the negative electrode material is effectively ensured, and the applicability of the negative electrode material is widened.
Preferably, the substrate is selected from the group consisting of silicon oxide, and the compound is a monolayer of Nb 2S2 C and/or Ta 2S2 C.
Because the silicon oxide has better cycle performance compared with other silicon substrates, and because the interlayer spacing between the multiple layers of Nb 2S2 C and/or Ta 2S2 C is relatively smaller, after the silicon oxide is coated on the surface of the substrate, the lithium intercalation property is poor, so that the silicon oxide is selected as the substrate, and meanwhile, the single-layer Nb 2S2 C and/or Ta 2S2 C is selected as the coating material to prepare the composite material, so that the rate performance and the cycle performance can be further improved.
Preferably, the mass ratio of the compound to the base material is 0.1:99.9-3:17.
By controlling the mass ratio of the compound to the base material, the electrochemical performance of the composite material is effectively ensured.
Preferably, the particle size of the base material is 2-800 nm.
The invention also provides a preparation method of the silicon composite material, which comprises the following steps:
dissolving the compound in a solvent, performing ultrasonic treatment, adding a base material, and drying to obtain an intermediate;
And (3) placing the intermediate in an inert atmosphere, heating at 700-1200 ℃ for 0.5-6 h, and cooling to obtain the silicon composite material.
According to the technical means, the compound is dissolved in the solvent and subjected to ultrasonic treatment, so that the compound is uniformly dispersed in the solvent, a single-layer molecular structure is formed, preconditions are provided for uniform coating of the silicon substrate, and meanwhile, the compound is further ensured to be uniformly coated on the surface of the silicon substrate by adding the substrate and then performing ultrasonic treatment.
Preferably, the intermediate is heated at 800 ℃ for 3.5 hours in an inert atmosphere.
By setting the temperature of the heating treatment to 800 ℃ and the time to 3.5 hours, the effective coating of the compound is ensured.
Preferably, the ultrasonic treatment time is 0.5-6 hours;
the drying temperature is 80-200 ℃.
The compound is uniformly dispersed in the solvent by controlling the ultrasonic treatment time to be 0.5-6 h.
Preferably, the time of the ultrasonic treatment is 2 hours.
Preferably, the solvent is selected from one or more of deionized water, absolute ethanol, acetone, dimethylformamide and tetrahydrofuran.
Deionized water, absolute ethyl alcohol, acetone, dimethylformamide and tetrahydrofuran are selected as solvents, so that uniformity of compound dispersion is effectively ensured.
Preferably, the inert gas in the inert atmosphere is selected from one or more of nitrogen, helium, argon and hydrogen.
The invention also provides application of the silicon composite material, which is used as a negative electrode material of a lithium ion battery.
According to the technical means, the silicon composite material is used as the negative electrode material of the lithium ion battery, so that the specific energy, the multiplying power performance and the conductivity of the lithium ion battery can be obviously improved.
The invention has the beneficial effects that:
1) According to the silicon composite material, the surface of the silicon substrate is coated with the compound, the compound is one or two selected from Nb 2S2 C and Ta 2S2 C, nb 2S2 C and Ta 2S2 C have high conductivity, and the conductivity of the whole cathode material is improved after the surface of the silicon substrate is coated with the compound; the research shows that Nb 2S2 C and Ta 2S2 C with layered two-dimensional structures have larger interlayer spacing, are used as the negative electrode material of the lithium ion battery after being coated on the surface of the silicon substrate, facilitate the rapid intercalation and deintercalation of lithium ions, thereby improving the rate capability of the negative electrode material, and meanwhile, nb 2S2 C and Ta 2S2 C have higher lithium storage capability (specific volume is more than 400 mAh/g) and remain the whole specific volume above 400mAh/g after being coated on the surface of the silicon substrate, thereby effectively ensuring the energy density of the negative electrode material and widening the applicability of the negative electrode material;
2) According to the preparation method of the silicon composite material, the compound is dissolved in the solvent and subjected to ultrasonic treatment, so that the compound is uniformly dispersed in the solvent and a single molecular layer is formed, a precondition is provided for uniform coating of the silicon substrate, and the preparation method has the advantages of simple process, low cost and contribution to large-scale commercial application;
3) The negative electrode material of the invention has the advantages of high specific energy, good multiplying power performance and excellent electrochemical performance when being used for preparing the negative electrode material of the lithium battery, and has popularization and application values in the technical field of lithium ion batteries.
Detailed Description
Further advantages and effects of the present invention will become readily apparent to those skilled in the art from the disclosure herein, by referring to the accompanying drawings and the preferred embodiments. The invention may be practiced or carried out in other embodiments that depart from the specific details, and the details of the present description may be modified or varied from the spirit and scope of the present invention. It should be understood that the preferred embodiments are presented by way of illustration only and not by way of limitation.
It should be noted that the illustrations provided in the following embodiments merely illustrate the basic concept of the present invention by way of illustration, and only the components related to the present invention are shown in the drawings and are not drawn according to the number, shape and size of the components in actual implementation, and the form, number and proportion of the components in actual implementation may be arbitrarily changed, and the layout of the components may be more complicated.
In the following description, numerous details are discussed to provide a more thorough explanation of embodiments of the present application, however, it will be apparent to one skilled in the art that embodiments of the present application may be practiced without these specific details.
Example 1
A method for preparing a silicon composite material, comprising the steps of:
S1, dissolving 0.1g of Nb 2S2 C in deionized water, and carrying out ultrasonic treatment at normal temperature for 3 hours to obtain a single-layer Nb 2S2 C solution;
S2, adding 99.9g of silicon oxide into a single-layer Nb 2S2 C (shown in figure 1) solution, uniformly mixing, and then placing in a 100 ℃ oven for drying to obtain an intermediate;
and S3, placing the intermediate into a furnace under the protection of argon, heating to 900 ℃ and preserving heat for 5 hours, and naturally cooling and removing impurities after the completion of the heating to obtain the silicon composite material.
Example 2
A method for preparing a silicon composite material, comprising the steps of:
S1, dissolving 10g of Nb 2S2 C in deionized water, and carrying out ultrasonic treatment at normal temperature for 4 hours to obtain a single-layer Nb 2S2 C solution;
S2, adding 90g of silicon oxide into a single-layer Nb 2S2 C solution, uniformly mixing, and then placing in a 90 ℃ oven for drying to obtain an intermediate;
and S3, placing the intermediate into a furnace, heating to 1000 ℃ under the protection of argon, preserving heat for 6 hours, and naturally cooling and removing impurities after the completion of the heating to obtain the silicon composite material.
Example 3
A method for preparing a silicon composite material, comprising the steps of:
S1, dissolving 5g of Nb 2S2 C in deionized water, and carrying out ultrasonic treatment at normal temperature for 6 hours to obtain a single-layer Nb 2S2 C solution;
S2, adding 95g of silicon oxide into a single-layer Nb 2S2 C solution, uniformly mixing, and then placing in a baking oven at 120 ℃ to obtain an intermediate;
And S3, placing the intermediate into a furnace, heating to 1100 ℃ under the protection of argon, preserving heat for 6 hours, and naturally cooling and removing impurities after the completion of the process to obtain the silicon composite material.
Example 4
A method for preparing a silicon composite material, comprising the steps of:
S1, dissolving 5g of Nb 2S2 C in deionized water, and carrying out ultrasonic treatment at normal temperature for 6 hours to obtain a single-layer Nb 2S2 C solution;
S2, adding 95g of silicon into a single-layer Nb 2S2 C solution, uniformly mixing, and then placing in a 120 ℃ oven for drying to obtain an intermediate;
And S3, placing the intermediate into a furnace, heating to 1100 ℃ under the protection of argon, preserving heat for 6 hours, and naturally cooling and removing impurities after the completion of the process to obtain the silicon composite material.
Example 5
A method for preparing a silicon composite material, comprising the steps of:
S1, dissolving 5g of Nb 2S2 C in deionized water, and carrying out ultrasonic treatment at normal temperature for 6 hours to obtain a single-layer Nb 2S2 C solution;
s2, adding 95g of silicon carbide into a single-layer Nb 2S2 C solution, uniformly mixing, and then placing in a 120 ℃ oven for drying to obtain an intermediate;
And S3, placing the intermediate into a furnace, heating to 1100 ℃ under the protection of argon, preserving heat for 6 hours, and naturally cooling and removing impurities after the completion of the process to obtain the silicon composite material.
Comparative example 1
A method for preparing a silicon material, comprising the steps of:
S1, carrying out ultrasonic treatment on 50ml of deionized water at normal temperature for 3 hours;
S2, adding 95g of silicon oxide into 50ml of deionized water, and then placing the mixture in a baking oven at 120 ℃ to obtain an intermediate;
and S3, placing the intermediate into a furnace, heating to 1100 ℃ under the protection of argon, preserving heat for 6 hours, and naturally cooling after finishing to obtain the silicon material.
Comparative example 2
A method for preparing a silicon material, comprising the steps of:
s1, carrying out ultrasonic treatment on 50ml of deionized water at normal temperature for 4 hours;
s2, adding 95g of silicon into 50ml of deionized water, and then placing the mixture in a baking oven at 120 ℃ to obtain an intermediate;
And S3, placing the intermediate into a furnace, heating to 1100 ℃ under the protection of argon, preserving heat for 4 hours, and naturally cooling after finishing to obtain the silicon material.
Comparative example 3
A method for preparing a silicon material, comprising the steps of:
S1, carrying out ultrasonic treatment on 50ml of deionized water at normal temperature for 3 hours;
s2, adding 95g of silicon carbide into 50ml of deionized water, and then placing the mixture in a baking oven at 120 ℃ to obtain an intermediate;
And S3, placing the intermediate into a furnace, heating to 1100 ℃ under the protection of argon, preserving heat for 2 hours, and naturally cooling after finishing to obtain the silicon material.
Detection analysis
1. Transmission electron microscope analysis
The silicon composite material obtained in example 1 was subjected to transmission electron microscopy analysis, and the results are shown in fig. 2.
As can be seen from the analysis in fig. 2, nb 2S2 C was uniformly coated on the surface of the silica.
2. Conductivity test
The silicon composite materials prepared in examples 1 to 5 and the silicon materials prepared in comparative examples 1 to 3 were measured for electrical conductivity using the mitsubishi chemical MCP-PD51 powder resistivity measuring system of japan, and the results are shown in table 1.
TABLE 1 conductivity test results for silicon composites and silicon materials
From the analysis in table 1, a) the surface coating by using single-layer Nb 2S2 C can respectively increase the conductivity orders of magnitude of the silicon oxide, silicon and silicon carbide by 4, 1 and 2, and the conductivity orders of magnitude can also be gradually increased along with the increase of the coating amount of Nb 2S2 C, so that the effective demonstration that the coating of Nb 2S2 C can obviously increase the conductivity of the silicon cathode.
3. Charge and discharge test
The silicon composite materials prepared in examples 1 to 5, the silicon materials prepared in comparative examples 1 to 3, conductive carbon black and polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) were ground and mixed uniformly in a mass ratio of 7:2:1, a proper amount of N-methylpyrrolidone (NMP) was added to prepare a slurry, the slurries were coated on copper foil and dried in a drying oven at 110 ℃ for 10 hours, and then cut into pieces to prepare a lithium ion battery negative plate. And respectively assembling the prepared lithium ion battery negative electrode pieces into button batteries, and performing electrochemical performance test. The charge and discharge test of the button cell is carried out on a LAND cell test system of the Wuhan Jino electronic Co., ltd. Under the parameter condition that the constant current charging is carried out at the normal temperature and the constant current charging is carried out at the temperature of 0.3C, the constant current discharging is carried out at the temperature of 0.5C/1C/2C/5C/10C, the charge and discharge voltage is limited to 0.005-2V, and the test result is shown in the table 2.
Table 2 results of testing reversible capacity and percent discharge of silicon composites and silicon materials
From the analysis of the reversible capacity data obtained in table 2, it is found that, although the reversible capacities of Nb 2S2 C and Ta 2S2 C of the single layer are lower than those of silicon, silicon carbide and silicon oxide, the specific capacities of the composite materials after Nb 2S2 C is coated on the surfaces of silicon, silicon carbide and silicon oxide remain high because Nb 2S2 C and Ta 2S2 C have certain lithium storage properties, and there is a lot of applicable space, and the reversible capacities of the silicon composite materials prepared in examples 1 to 5 are all above 1000mAh/g after discharge test at normal temperature and 0.5C, thus proving that the silicon composite material of the present invention has the advantage of high energy density.
From the analysis of the discharge percentage data obtained in table 2, the silicon composite materials prepared in examples 1 to 5 showed a significant increase in discharge percentage compared with comparative examples 1 to 3, thus demonstrating that the rate performance of the lithium ion battery can be rapidly improved after coating the silicon substrate with Nb 2S2 C and Ta 2S2 C, and the more significant the rate performance improvement with an increase in Nb 2S2 C coating amount. The reason is that the single-layer Nb 2S2 C has larger interlayer spacing, so that the single-layer Nb 2S2 C can be used as a negative electrode material of a lithium ion battery after being compounded with a silicon substrate, and can facilitate rapid release and intercalation of lithium ions, so that the rate capability can be rapidly improved through the cladding of Nb 2S2 C and Ta 2S2 C.
The above embodiments are merely illustrative of the principles of the present application and its effectiveness, and are not intended to limit the application. Modifications and variations may be made to the above-described embodiments by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and scope of the application. It is therefore intended that all equivalent modifications and changes made by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and technical spirit of the present application shall be covered by the appended claims.