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Stabilization of two-dimensional penta-silicene for flexible lithium-ion battery anodes via surface chemistry reconfiguration.
- Source :
- Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics (PCCP); 1/21/2019, Vol. 21 Issue 3, p1029-1037, 9p
- Publication Year :
- 2019
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Abstract
- Silicon-based two-dimensional (2D) materials have unique properties and extraordinary engineering applications. However, penta-silicene is unstable. Herein, by employing first-principles calculations, we provide a facile surface chemistry method, i.e. functionalization, to acquire and reconfigure stable penta-silicene for use in flexible lithium-ion batteries. Our results of density functional theory calculations showed that the reconfigured penta-silicene nanosheets possess a broad range of properties, including semiconductors with an indirect bandgap, semiconductors with a direct bandgap, semimetals and metals. For fluorinated penta-silicene, a fluorine-concentration-induced transition from a semiconductor to a metal is found. For fully fluorinated penta-silicene, a mechanically induced transition from a semiconductor with an indirect bandgap to a semiconductor with a direct bandgap is obtained. Our calculation results showed the reconfigured penta-silicene is a high-performance anode for use in flexible lithium (Li)-ion batteries. A transition from a semiconductor to a metal with adsorption of Li atoms indicates a high electrical conductivity. It possesses low Li diffusion barriers (0.08–0.28 eV), demonstrating a high mobility of Li ions. The metallic feature and low Li diffusion barriers reveal that it has an ultrafast charge/discharge rate. This work suggests that surface chemistry reconfiguration provides new stable materials with excellent mechanical properties and tunable electronic properties for their promising applications in flexible metal-ion batteries and solar batteries as well as nanoelectronics devices. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 14639076
- Volume :
- 21
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics (PCCP)
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 134168727
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1039/c8cp05008b