{"id":7691,"date":"2025-01-06T13:05:11","date_gmt":"2025-01-06T21:05:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/generationkinetics.ca\/?page_id=7691"},"modified":"2025-02-27T12:34:15","modified_gmt":"2025-02-27T20:34:15","slug":"silicon-graphene","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/generationkinetics.ca\/?page_id=7691","title":{"rendered":"Silicon-Graphene"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"http:\/\/generationkinetics.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/hexagon-GB-3-469x510-1.png\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"469\" height=\"510\" src=\"http:\/\/generationkinetics.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/hexagon-GB-3-469x510-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7702\" style=\"width:383px;height:auto\" srcset=\"http:\/\/generationkinetics.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/hexagon-GB-3-469x510-1.png 469w, http:\/\/generationkinetics.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/hexagon-GB-3-469x510-1-276x300.png 276w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 469px) 100vw, 469px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Big Challenge<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite increased capacity potential and other advantages, silicon-based anodes swell upon lithiation, resulting in particles fracture and subsequent solid electrolyte interphase (&#8216;SEI&#8217;) instability. This challenge results in decreased capacity and reduced long-term durability of the lithium-ion battery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized has-custom-border\"><a href=\"http:\/\/generationkinetics.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Silicium-challenge.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"877\" height=\"192\" src=\"http:\/\/generationkinetics.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Silicium-challenge.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7768\" style=\"border-radius:27px;width:1200px;height:auto\" srcset=\"http:\/\/generationkinetics.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Silicium-challenge.jpg 877w, http:\/\/generationkinetics.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Silicium-challenge-300x66.jpg 300w, http:\/\/generationkinetics.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Silicium-challenge-768x168.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 877px) 100vw, 877px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Existing application of silicon batteries have been limited due to such swelling concerns. Although silicon anodes remain the important performance driver for the electric vehicle market, their value has yet to be fully unlocked. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:62px;width:0px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">SiG<sup>TM<\/sup> &#8211; Silicon-Graphene Technology<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>VoltaXplore <\/strong>focused on technology aimed at <strong>restricting silicon swelling<\/strong> altogether. Our technology wrap Graphene around Silicon particles to form hard shell that contains the expansion of silicon. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Other <\/strong>technologies aimed at <strong>managing silicon swelling<\/strong> in various environment using scaffolding structure or other, making cells inherently more susceptible to potential particle fractures. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:60px;width:0px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"http:\/\/generationkinetics.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Advantages-11.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"467\" height=\"279\" src=\"http:\/\/generationkinetics.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Advantages-11.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7776\" srcset=\"http:\/\/generationkinetics.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Advantages-11.png 467w, http:\/\/generationkinetics.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Advantages-11-300x179.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 467px) 100vw, 467px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"http:\/\/generationkinetics.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/SiG-sphere.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"411\" height=\"281\" src=\"http:\/\/generationkinetics.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/SiG-sphere.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7779\" style=\"width:317px;height:auto\" srcset=\"http:\/\/generationkinetics.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/SiG-sphere.png 411w, http:\/\/generationkinetics.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/SiG-sphere-300x205.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 411px) 100vw, 411px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"http:\/\/generationkinetics.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Advantages-22.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"484\" height=\"272\" src=\"http:\/\/generationkinetics.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Advantages-22.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7777\" srcset=\"http:\/\/generationkinetics.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Advantages-22.png 484w, http:\/\/generationkinetics.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Advantages-22-300x169.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 484px) 100vw, 484px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:60px;width:0px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Big Challenge Despite increased capacity potential and other advantages, silicon-based anodes swell upon lithiation, resulting in particles fracture and subsequent solid electrolyte interphase (&#8216;SEI&#8217;) instability. This challenge results in decreased capacity and reduced long-term durability of the lithium-ion battery. Existing application of silicon batteries have been limited due to such swelling concerns. 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