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Title: Lithiation/delithiation synthesis of few layer silicene nanosheets for rechargeable Li-O2 batteries
Authors: Zhang, Wenyu
Sun, Libo
Nsanzimana, Jean Marie Vianney
Wang, Xin
Keywords: DRNTU::Engineering::Chemical engineering
Lithiation/delithiation Synthesis
Rechargeable Li–O2 Batteries
Issue Date: 2018
Source: Zhang, W., Sun, L., Nsanzimana, J. M. V., & Wang, X. (2018). Lithiation/delithiation synthesis of few layer silicene nanosheets for rechargeable Li-O2 batteries. Advanced Materials, 30(15), 1705523-. doi:10.1002/adma.201705523
Series/Report no.: Advanced Materials
Abstract: Silicene has recently received increasing interest due to its unique properties. However, the synthesis of silicene remains challenging, which limits its wide applications. In this work, a top‐down lithiation and delithiation process is developed to prepare few layer silicene‐like nanosheets from ball‐milled silicon nanopowders. It is found that delithiation solvent plays a critical role in the structure evolution of the final products. The use of isopropyl alcohol renders 2D silicene‐like products 30–100 nm in length and ≈2.4 nm in thickness. The electrochemical characterization analysis suggests that the product shows high performance for rechargeable Li–O2 batteries with 73% energy efficiency and high stability. The top‐down synthesis strategy proposed in this work not only provides a new solution to the challenging preparation issue of few layer silicene but also demonstrates the feasibility of producing 2D materials from nonlayered starting structures.
URI: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/106684
http://hdl.handle.net/10220/48964
ISSN: 0935-9648
DOI: 10.1002/adma.201705523
Schools: School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering 
Rights: © 2018 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim. This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Zhang, W., Sun, L., Nsanzimana, J. M. V., & Wang, X. (2018). Lithiation/delithiation synthesis of few layer silicene nanosheets for rechargeable Li-O2 batteries. Advanced Materials, 30(15), 1705523-, which has been published in final form at http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/adma.201705523. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Use of Self-Archived Versions.
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