Self-organized Artificial SEI for Improving the Cycling Ability of Silicon-based Battery Anode Materials

Present affiliation: Iljin Electric Co, Ltd.Received January 9, 2013, Accepted January 31, 2013Key Words : Lithium-ion battery, Anode materials, Silicon, Silicon-graphite composite, SEI layerSilicon (Si)-based materials are considered as potentialalternative anode materials to graphite for a use in thelithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles and energy storagesystems because of superior theoretical capacity of 3759mAhg