Investigations on the fast capacity loss of Lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) have highlighted a rich
field of mechanical phenomena occurring during charging/discharging cycles, to name only …

Sodium‐ion batteries (SIBs) are regarded as a complementary technology to lithium‐ion
batteries (LIBs) in the effort of searching for alternative energy solutions that are cost …

The electrochemical properties and performances of lithium-ion batteries are primarily
governed by their constituent electrode materials, whose intrinsic thermodynamic and kinetic …

Silicon has been identified as a highly promising anode for next-generation lithium-ion
batteries (LIBs). The key challenge for Si anodes is large volume change during the …

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 …

Efficient mechanical energy harvesters enable various wearable devices and auxiliary
energy supply. Here we report a novel class of mechanical energy harvesters via stress …

High-theoretical capacity and low working potential make silicon ideal anode for lithium ion
batteries. However, the large volume change of silicon upon lithiation/delithiation poses a …

The rapidly increasing demand for efficient energy storage systems in the last two decades
has stimulated enormous efforts to the development of high-capacity, high-power, durable …

For the first time nanoporous germanium (np-Ge) was prepared by chemical dealloying
allowing for mass production of electrodes for LiBs. Nanoporous structure can accommodate …

High-capacity next-generation materials for Li-ion and Na-ion batteries often undergo
significant volume changes (up to∼ 300%) during reaction with Li or Na. These large …