The urgent demand for lithium ion batteries with high energy density is driving the increasing
research interest in Si, which possesses an ultrahigh theoretical capacity. Though various …

Electrochemical energy storage technology is of critical importance for portable electronics,
transportation and large‐scale energy storage systems. There is a growing demand for …

Lithium‐ion batteries are regarded as promising energy storage devices for next‐generation
electric and hybrid electric vehicles. In order to meet the demands of electric vehicles …

Silicon nanostructures exhibit promising application potentials in many fields in comparison
with their bulk counterpart or other semiconductor nanostructures. Therefore, the exploiting …

Metal assisted chemical etching (MacEtch) is a recently developed anisotropic wet etching
method that is capable of producing high aspect ratio semiconductor nanostructures from …

Taking advantage of an extremely high theoretical capacity of 4200 mAh g− 1, silicon has
been considered one of the most promising anode materials for lithium ion batteries …

Silicon is the undisputed leader for microelectronics among all the industrial materials and
Si nanostructures flourish as natural candidates for tomorrow's technologies due to the rising …

In the quest to develop next generation lithium ion battery anode materials, satisfactory
electrochemical performance and low material/fabrication cost are the most desirable …

Three-dimensional porous silicon particles can be produced via the combination of a
galvanic displacement reaction and a metal-assisted chemical etching process. This simple …

Structuring Si, ranging from nanoscale to macroscale feature dimensions, is essential for
many applications. Metal‐assisted chemical etching (MaCE) has been developed as a …