In this work, an Si/SiO -ordered-mesoporous carbon (Si/SiO -OMC) nanocomposite was initially fabricated through a magnesiothermic reduction strategy by using a two-dimensional bicontinuous mesochannel of SiO -OMC as a precursor, combined with an NaOH etching process, in which crystal Si/amorphous SiO nanoparticles were encapsulated into the OMC matrix. Not only can such unique porous crystal Si/amorphous SiO nanoparticles uniformly dispersed in the OMC matrix mitigate the volume change of active materials during the cycling process, but they can also improve electrical conductivity of Si/SiO and facilitate the Li /Na diffusion. When applied as an anode for lithium-ion batteries (LIBs), the Si/SiO -OMC composite displayed superior reversible capacity (958 mA h g at 0.2 A g after 100 cycles) and good cycling life (retaining a capacity of 459 mA h g at 2 A g after 1000 cycles). For sodium-ion batteries (SIBs), the composite maintained a high capacity of 423 mA h g after 100 cycles at 0.05 A g and an extremely stable reversible capacity of 190 mA h g was retained even after 500 cycles at 1 A g . This performance is one of the best long-term cycling properties of Si-based SIB anode materials. The Si/SiO -OMC composites exhibited great potential as an alternative material for both lithium- and sodium-ion battery anodes.
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