Lithium-ion batteries are nowadays playing a pivotal role in our everyday life thanks to their
excellent rechargeability, suitable power density, and outstanding energy density. A key …

Si has been regarded as one of the most promising next generation lithium-ion battery (LIB)
anodes due to its exceptional capacity and proper working voltage. However, the dramatic …

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 …

Graphite is an excellent negative electrode (anode) material for Li-ion batteries. It has high
specific capacity (eg,∼ 2.5× higher than LiCoO 2), high volumetric capacity (∼ the same as …

Silicon (Si) is a promising anode material for lithium‐ion batteries (LIBs) owing to its
tremendously high theoretical storage capacity (4200 mAh g− 1), which has the potential to …

Li‐metal and silicon are potential anode materials in all‐solid‐state Li‐ion batteries (ASSBs)
due to high specific capacity. However, both materials form gaps at the interface with solid …

We are currently in the midst of a race to discover and develop new battery materials
capable of providing high energy-density at low cost. By combining a high-performance Si …

The development of high-energy lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) requires the incorporation of
high-capacity materials, such as silicon, to replace the currently commercialized graphite …

Nano-engineering of silicon anodes has contributed to the demonstration of a promising
potential for high energy lithium ion batteries, through addressing the degradation of battery …

Constraint-induced stresses develop during Li-ion battery cycling, because anode and
cathode materials expand and contract as they intercalate or de-intercalate Li. We show in …