Transformational changes in battery technologies are critically needed to enable the
effective use of renewable energy sources, such as solar and wind, and to allow for the …

High energy lithium ion batteries are in demand for consumer electronics, electric-drive
vehicles and grid-scale stationary energy storage. Si is of great interest since it has 10 times …

Silicon (Si)-based materials have the highest capacity among the investigated anode
materials and have been recognized as one of the most promising materials for lithium-ion …

Silicon has attracted ever‐increasing attention as a high‐capacity anode material in Li‐ion
batteries owing to its extremely high theoretical capacity. However, practical application of …

Among many candidates, silicon anode materials have been considered as one of the most
promising materials for the next generation Li-ion batteries to replace widely used graphite …

Large‐scale electrical energy storage has become more important than ever for reducing
fossil energy consumption in transportation and for the widespread deployment of …

After more than 20 years of steady progress, lithium-ion batteries still exhibit modest energy
capacities that seem to have reached their asymptotic values with the present combination …

Carbon nanotubes (CNTs), a typical one-dimensional carbon material, have been
extensively studied for electrical and electronic applications for more than two decades …

An important focus in product design is the creation of practical and aesthetic devices. In
portable electronics, in particular, the limiting factor is often the shape of the battery; indeed …

Enormous efforts have been undertaken to develop rechargeable batteries with new
electrode materials that not only have superior energy and power densities, but also are …