Electrochemical Properties of Chemically Processed SiO_𝑥 as Coating Material in Lithium-Ion Batteries with Si Anode

Figure 4

I-V characteristics during the 1st cycle of electrochemical charging/discharging (a) and the cyclic stabilities of charging (closed data)/discharging (open data) test results for the 2nd to the 50th cycle (b) for various electrodes, such as conductive carbon blacks (●, ○), pitch carbon (▲,△), and SiO_𝑥 + 30 wt% pitch carbon (■,□) samples.

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