The silicon oxide nano-powders (SiO<sub>x</sub>-NPs) were obtained in an atmospheric microwave plasma torch using a gas-phase silicon tetrachloride (SiCl<sub>4</sub>) with N<sub>2</sub...The silicon oxide nano-powders (SiO<sub>x</sub>-NPs) were obtained in an atmospheric microwave plasma torch using a gas-phase silicon tetrachloride (SiCl<sub>4</sub>) with N<sub>2</sub> and H<sub>2</sub>. The gas-phase SiCl<sub>4</sub> was injected with H<sub>2</sub> gas into the microwave plasma torch generated by N<sub>2</sub> and air swirl gas, and then the dark brown powders were deposited on the inner wall of a quartz tube. The sample was analyzed by an X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), a scanning electron microscope (SEM), an energy dispersive spectrometer (EDS), and an X-ray diffraction (XRD). The average size and oxidation x values of synthesized SiO<sub>x</sub>-NPs were approximately 230 nm and 0.91, respectively. Furthermore, the volumetric charge capacity is 1127 mAh/g and has 89.2% retention after 100 cycles.展开更多
文摘The silicon oxide nano-powders (SiO<sub>x</sub>-NPs) were obtained in an atmospheric microwave plasma torch using a gas-phase silicon tetrachloride (SiCl<sub>4</sub>) with N<sub>2</sub> and H<sub>2</sub>. The gas-phase SiCl<sub>4</sub> was injected with H<sub>2</sub> gas into the microwave plasma torch generated by N<sub>2</sub> and air swirl gas, and then the dark brown powders were deposited on the inner wall of a quartz tube. The sample was analyzed by an X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), a scanning electron microscope (SEM), an energy dispersive spectrometer (EDS), and an X-ray diffraction (XRD). The average size and oxidation x values of synthesized SiO<sub>x</sub>-NPs were approximately 230 nm and 0.91, respectively. Furthermore, the volumetric charge capacity is 1127 mAh/g and has 89.2% retention after 100 cycles.
