Electrochemical behavior of a micro-patterned Si anode/LiV ₃O₈ secondary cell

Using a micro-patterned Si plate, a Li secondary cell was assembled and tested for its electrochemical properties. A micro-patterned Si plate was made by photolithography. This was followed by Pt coating and Li deposition. With a non-lithiated LiV₃O₈ cathode, a Li-deposited micro-patterned Si anode was assembled as a secondary cell. The cell exhibited an initial charge/discharge capacity of about 220 mAh g^{- 1} at a current density of 0.1 C-rate and it continued for more than 100 cycles without failure. The morphologies of Li deposition/dissolution in the anode were observed via scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Dendrite behavior of the Li metal was not observed on the anode during the cyclic process.