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Hyperpolarized 129Xe nuclear magnetic resonance study of mesoporous silicon sponge materials

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 May 2017

Yougang Mao ,
Dokyoung Kim ,
Jinmyoung Joo Open the ORCID record for Jinmyoung Joo [Opens in a new window] ,
Michael J. Sailor ,
Russell Hopson  and
Li-Qiong Wang
Yougang Mao
Affiliation:
Department of Chemistry, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island 02912, USA
Dokyoung Kim
Affiliation:
Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, School of Medicine, and the Center for Converging Humanities, Kyung Hee University, Seoul 130-701, Republic of Korea
Jinmyoung Joo
Affiliation:
Department of Convergence Medicine, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul 05505, Republic of Korea; and Biomedical Engineering Research Center, Asan Institute for Life Sciences, Asan Medical Center, Seoul 05505, Republic of Korea
Michael J. Sailor
Affiliation:
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, San Diego, California 92093-0358, USA
Russell Hopson
Affiliation:
Department of Chemistry, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island 02912, USA
Li-Qiong Wang*
Affiliation:
Department of Chemistry, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island 02912, USA
*
a)Address all correspondence to this author. e-mail: li_qiong_wang@brown.edu
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Abstract

Mesoporous silicon sponge (MSS) is considered as a promising anode material for lithium ion batteries because of its preformed meso/macro porous structures that can accommodate large volume expansion during the lithiation process and its superior electrochemical performance. Temperature dependent hyperpolarized (HP) 129Xe NMR was applied to characterize the structure and porosity of MSS materials with varying pores and particle sizes. Our results reveal irregular pore structures with the presence of micropores inside the larger meso/macropore channels and each MSS material has its own characteristic pore environment with a varying degree of nonuniformity and connectivity of pores. This study demonstrates that HP 129Xe NMR is a potentially useful tool for providing a fingerprint of the structure and connectivity of the pores for each material, complementary to other characterization techniques.

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porositynuclear magnetic resonanceenergy storage
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Journal of Materials Research , Volume 32 , Issue 16 , 28 August 2017 , pp. 3038 - 3045
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2017 

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These authors contributed equally.

Contributing Editor: Paolo Colombo

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