The invention discloses a
silicon-based
lithium ion battery negative
electrode material and a preparation method thereof. In the material, a
silicon core is coated by a
silicon dioxide shell, and a certain space exists between the silicon core and the
silicon dioxide shell. The preparation method comprises the steps that at
room temperature, a surfactant is added into deionized water and stirred; then a silicon
powder suspension liquid is added and stirred; the
mixed solution is heated to 40-50 DEG C, 3-aminopropyl triethoxy
silane and
tetraethyl orthosilicate are respectively dripped into the
mixed solution and stirred; then the mixture is heated to 70-90 DEG C, and heat insulation is carried out for 15-48 hours; reaction products are collected in a centrifugal manner, are washed with ethyl
alcohol and deionized water respectively, and then are dried; the obtained product is added to an
acetonitrile and
hydrochloric acid mixed solution and stirred for 4-8 hours, is washed again with deionized water and then is dried, thus obtaining the negative
electrode material disclosed by the invention. The
lithium embedding capacity of the negative
electrode material is higher than 2000mAh / g for the first time, and the specific capacity of the negative
electrode material can be still kept to be 520-750 mAh / g after 20 times of repeated charging and discharging circulation.