%0 Journal Article
%A Hui Zhao
%A Allen Du
%A Min Ling
%A Vincent S Battaglia
%A Gao Liu
%B Electrochimica Acta
%D 2016
%G eng
%P 159 - 162
%R 10.1016/j.electacta.2016.05.061
%T Conductive polymer binder for nano-silicon/graphite composite electrode in lithium-ion batteries towards a practical application
%V 209
%8 01/2016
%! Electrochimica Acta
%X <p>The state-of-the-art graphite anode containing a small portion of silicon represents a promising way of applying high-capacity alloy anode in the next generation high energy density lithium-ion batteries. The conductive polymeric binders developed for Si anodes proved to be an effective binder for this graphite/nanoSi composite electrode. Without any acetylene black conductive additives in the electrode, a high areal capacity of above 2.5&nbsp;mAh/cm<sup>2</sup> is achieved during long-term cycling over 100 cycles. This conductive polymer-enabled graphite/nanoSi composite electrode exhibits high specific capacity and high 1<sup>st</sup> cycle efficiency, which is a significant progress toward commercial application of Si anodes.</p>