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Record W4409663543 · doi:10.1016/j.mtphys.2025.101734

Ti-decorated SiC2 as a high-performance anode material for Li-ion batteries: A DFT-D2 approach

2025· article· en· W4409663543 on OpenAlex

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Bibliographic record

VenueMaterials Today Physics · 2025
Typearticle
Languageen
FieldEngineering
TopicAdvancements in Battery Materials
Canadian institutionsMcMaster University
FundersNatural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada
KeywordsMaterials scienceAnodeIonChemical engineeringEngineering physicsNanotechnologyPhysical chemistryElectrodeOrganic chemistry

Abstract

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This study employs dispersion-corrected DFT-D2 calculations to investigate Li adsorption on pristine and Ti-decorated SiC 2 , evaluating their potential as anode materials for Li-ion batteries. Key analyses, including adsorption energy , density of states (DOS), Bader charge, diffusion barrier , and open-circuit voltage (OCV), reveal that the incorporation of titanium (Ti) into SiC 2 significantly enhances the electrochemical performance , stability, and lithium atom diffusion characteristics of the material. Ti increases the adsorption energy, Eads, from −1.422 eV for SiC 2 to −1.641 eV for Ti-decorated SiC 2 , strengthening the bond between lithium ions and the substrate. This stronger interaction improves capacity retention and cycling stability by reducing lithium desorption during cycling. While this increase in adsorption energy may slightly impede lithium diffusion, it contributes to greater structural stability and durability under high-rate charging and discharging conditions. Additionally, OCV is enhanced from 0.340 V in SiC 2 to 0.392 V in Ti-decorated SiC 2 , improving the overall energy output. The lattice constants exhibit a minimal change of only 0.21 %, indicating that lithium intercalation and deintercalation during battery charge and discharge cycles have an insignificant impact on volume variation. With a capacity of 965.25 mAh/g, Ti-decorated SiC 2 achieves a more favorable balance of stability, rate capability, and energy efficiency compared to undoped SiC 2 , making it a promising material for practical, long-term applications in lithium-ion batteries.

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metaresearch head score (Gemma)0.000
Version: codex-gemma-dda1882f352aValidation status: machine_predicted_unvalidated
Candidate categoriesMeta-epidemiology (narrow)
Consensus categoriesnone
DomainCandidate signal: none · Consensus signal: none
Study designCandidate signal: Bench or experimental · Consensus signal: Bench or experimental
GenreCandidate signal: Empirical · Consensus signal: Empirical
Teacher disagreement score0.037
Threshold uncertainty score1.000

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Opus teacher head0.011
GPT teacher head0.235
Teacher spread0.224 · how far apart the two teachers sit on this one work
Validation statusscore_only:v0-immature-baseline · verbatim from the scoring run: score_only means the number may rank works, and no category label ships from it