biostudies-literatureHuang XDNational Natural Science Foundation of ChinaNatural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province5189-5196https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC9078100biostudies-literatureUnknown8(10)The electrochemical reactions of SiC film with Li⁺ have been investigated by electrochemical characterization and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. The SiC film is prepared by inductively-coupled-plasma chemical-vapor-deposition (ICP-CVD) technique and displays an amorphous state due to the low processing temperature (∼350 °C). An irreversible reaction of SiC with Li⁺ occurs with the formation of lithium silicon carbide (Li _<i>x</i> Si _<i>y</i> C) and elemental Si, followed by a reversible alloying/dealloying reaction of the elemental Si with Li⁺. The 500 nm SiC film shows an initial reversible specific capacity of 917 mA h g^-1 with a capacity retention of 41.0% after 100 cycles at 0.3C charge/discharge current, and displaysRSC advancesElectrochemical characteristics of amorphous silicon carbide film as a lithium-ion battery anode.PMC9078100BK2014063921206076Zhang FYang JZHuang QALai PTGan XFHuang XDTang WMfalseElectrochemical characteristics of amorphous silicon carbide film as a lithium-ion battery anode.The electrochemical reactions of SiC film with Li⁺ have been investigated by electrochemical characterization and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. The SiC film is prepared by inductively-coupled-plasma chemical-vapor-deposition (ICP-CVD) technique and displays an amorphous state due to the low processing temperature (∼350 °C). An irreversible reaction of SiC with Li⁺ occurs with the formation of lithium silicon carbide (Li _<i>x</i> Si _<i>y</i> C) and elemental Si, followed by a reversible alloying/dealloying reaction of the elemental Si with Li⁺. The 500 nm SiC film shows an initial reversible specific capacity of 917 mA h g^-1 with a capacity retention of 41.0% after 100 cycles at 0.3C charge/discharge current, and displays2018-01-01T00:00:00Z2018 Jan2025-04-18T20:24:47.37Z2025-04-07T08:22:58.999ZS-EPMC90781003554243110.1039/c7ra12463e