Anomalous reduction in the band gap of zirconium titanate based composites

New insights into the electrochemical performance of precursor derived Si(Nb)OC composites as anode materials for batteries

“…4g ). Although the deconvoluted C 1s peak showed C–C, 31,39 C–Si, 31,38 and C–O 38 bonds in as-pyrolyzed composite ( Fig. 4c ), however, only C–C bonds were observed in the annealed composite ( Fig.…”

“…17 The current literature shows that transition metal modied PDCs via precursor route improves their mechanical, functional, and electrical properties. [26][27][28][29][30][31][32] In an earlier study, titanium-modied SiOC (or Si(Ti)OC) was synthesized through pyrolysis of titanium butoxide-modied polymethylhydrosiloxane (PMHS) single source precursor and investigated as potential anode material for LIBs. 33 The aspyrolyzed Si(Ti)OC electrode demonstrates good rate capability due to its unique structure of amorphous SiOC matrix with graphene-like free carbon phase and uniformly distributed transition metal oxide crystals.…”

“…17 The current literature shows that transition metal modified PDCs via precursor route improves their mechanical, functional, and electrical properties. 26–32…”