In Situ Growth of MOFs on the Surface of Si Nanoparticles for Highly Efficient Lithium Storage: Si@MOF Nanocomposites as Anode Materials for Lithium-Ion Batteries

A simple yet powerful one-pot strategy is developed to prepare metal–organic framework-coated silicon nanoparticles via in situ mechanochemical synthesis. After simple pyrolysis, the thus-obtained composite shows exceptional electrochemical properties with a lithium storage capacity up to 1050 mA h g–1, excellent cycle stability (>99% capacity retention after 500 cycles) and outstanding rate performance. These characteristics, combined with their high stability and ease of fabrication, make such Si@MOF nanocomposites ideal alternative candidates as high-energy anode materials in lithium-ion batteries.