Microscopy Morphology — Si nanoparticles confined within a conductive 2D porous Cu-based metal–organic framework (Cu3(HITP)2) as potential anodes for high-capacity Li-ion batteries

4 measurement groups · 7 results

Reported values remain attached to the sample, method, conditions, extraction quality and source location that produced them.

Si@Cu3(HITP)2-5 electrode · Electrode

Pure Si and Si@Cu3(HITP)2-5 electrodes before and after 1000 cycles at 1C.

Property	Reported value	Normalised value	Uncertainty	Origin and quality	Source
Si@Cu3(HITP)2-5 electrode thickness increase after 1000 cyclesMarked as a best value within this paper	34.6%	—	—	Text Exact Reported	12 · Results and discussion · Fig. 8g-h
Pure Si post-cycling crack width lower bound	19-50 um	—	range 19-50 um	Text Range	12 · Results and discussion · Fig. 8b
Pure Si electrode thickness increase after 1000 cycles	153.6%	—	—	Text Exact Reported	12 · Results and discussion · Fig. 8e-f

pure Cu3(HITP)2 electrode · Electrode

Cu3(HITP)2 electrode before and after cycling at 200 mAh g-1.

Property	Reported value	Normalised value	Uncertainty	Origin and quality	Source
Pure Cu3(HITP)2 electrode morphology after cycling	coarser particulate surface after cycling at 200 mAh g-1	—	—	Visual Estimate Qualitative	S14 · Fig. S11 · Fig. S11

Si@Cu3(HITP)2-5 · Powder

High- and low-resolution SEM of pure Si, pure Cu-MOF, and Si@Cu3(HITP)2-5/10/15.

Property	Reported value	Normalised value	Uncertainty	Origin and quality	Source
Pure Si nanoparticle size	~10-40 nm	—	range 10-40 nm	Text Range	6 · Results and discussion · Fig. 2a-b

Si@Cu3(HITP)2-5 · Powder

TEM, HR-TEM, SAED and EDS mapping of Si@Cu3(HITP)2-5.

Property	Reported value	Normalised value	Uncertainty	Origin and quality	Source
Cu-MOF d-spacing in composite	0.2 nm	—	—	Text Rounded Reported	6 · Results and discussion · Fig. 4c
Si d-spacing in composite	0.317 nm	—	—	Text Exact Reported	6 · Results and discussion · Fig. 4d