| abstract |
The invention relates to a process for producing nanostructured silicon-carbon composites, comprising the (A) introduction of at least one of components (a1) mono- and/or polyhydroxyaromatic compound, and (a2) an aldehyde, and (a3) a catalyst, into a reactor to obtain a composition in which the components react with one another in the presence of the catalyst at a reaction temperature T of 75 to 200 DEG C, and at a pressure of 80 to 2400 kPa, and over a period tA of 0.001 to 1 000 000 s, which gives a preliminary gel, and (B) introduction of at least one component (b1) sub-micron silicon powder, in crystalline or amorphous form, into the composition obtained during or after step (A), and then (C) introduction of the product obtained after step (B) into a neutralizing agent selected from an acid if (a3) is a basic catalyst, or an alkali if (a3) is an acidic catalyst, which gives a finely divided product, and (D) drying the product obtained during or after step (C) and then (E) carbonizing the product obtained after step (D) at a temperature of 500 to 1200 DEG C, to the composites themselves, to the use thereof as an anode material for lithium ion cells and batteries, and to the lithium ion cells and batteries. |