Electrochemical study of lithium insertion into carbon-rich polymer-derived silicon carbonitride ceramics

This paper presents the lithium insertion into carbon-rich polymer-derived silicon carbonitride (SiCN) ceramic synthesized by the thermal treatment of poly(diphenylsilylcarbodiimide) at three temperatures, namely 1100, 1300, and 1700 °C under 0.1 MPa Ar atmosphere. At lower synthesis temperatures, the material is X-ray amorphous, while at 1700 °C, the SiCN ceramic partially crystallizes. Anode materials prepared from these carbon-rich SiCN...