Lithium–silicon battery
OverviewHistorySilicon swellingCharged silicon reactivitySolid electrolyte interphase layer
Lithium–silicon batteries are lithium-ion batteries that employ a silicon-based anode and lithium ions as the charge carriers. Silicon-based materials, generally, have a much larger specific energy capacity: for example, 3600 mAh/g for pristine silicon. The standard anode material graphite is limited to a maximum theoretical capacity of 372 mAh/g for the fully lithiated state LiC6. Silicon''s vast volume change (approximately 400% based on crystallographic densities) when lithium i










