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 …

The rapid development of electric vehicles and mobile electronic devices is the main driving
force to improve advanced high-performance lithium ion batteries (LIBs). The capacity, rate …

Lithium-ion batteries are the state-of-the-art power source for most consumer electronic
devices. Current collectors are indispensable components bridging lithium-ion batteries and …

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 …

Rechargeable lithium batteries have been widely regarded as a revolutionary technology to
store renewable energy sources and extensively researched in the recent several decades …

There are growing concerns over the environmental, climate, and health impacts caused by
using non‐renewable fossil fuels. The utilization of green energy, including solar and wind …

This article presents an overview of the essential aspects in the fabrication of silicon and
some silicon/germanium nanostructures by metal‐assisted chemical etching. First, the basic …

The need for lighter, thinner, and smaller products makes lithium ion batteries popular power
sources for applications such as mobile phones, laptop computers, digital cameras, electric …

Rechargeable batteries of high energy density and overall performance are becoming a
critically important technology in the rapidly changing society of the twenty-first century …

Nanomaterials provide many desirable properties for electrochemical energy storage
devices due to their nanoscale size effect, which could be significantly different from bulk or …