Core-Shell Ge@Graphene@TiO2Nanofibers as a High-Capacity and Cycle-Stable Anode for Lithium and Sodium Ion Battery

Engineering of Hollow Core–Shell Interlinked Carbon Spheres for Highly Stable Lithium–Sulfur Batteries

(2015) Qiang Sun et al.   ACS Nano

Germanium Anode with Excellent Lithium Storage Performance in a Germanium/Lithium–Cobalt Oxide Lithium-Ion Battery

(2015) Xiuwan Li et al.   ACS Nano

MoS2/Graphene Composite Anodes with Enhanced Performance for Sodium-Ion Batteries: The Role of the Two-Dimensional Heterointerface

(2015) Xiuqiang Xie et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

High Performance 3D Si/Ge Nanorods Array Anode Buffered by TiN/Ti Interlayer for Sodium-Ion Batteries

(2015) Chuang Yue et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Fabrication and Shell Optimization of Synergistic TiO2-MoO3Core-Shell Nanowire Array Anode for High Energy and Power Density Lithium-Ion Batteries

(2015) Chong Wang et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

3D MoS2-Graphene Microspheres Consisting of Multiple Nanospheres with Superior Sodium Ion Storage Properties

(2015) Seung Ho Choi et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Hierarchically Designed Germanium Microcubes with High Initial Coulombic Efficiency toward Highly Reversible Lithium Storage

(2015) Chuanjian Zhang et al.   CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS

Chiral nematic porous germania and germanium/carbon films

(2015) Jing Xu et al.   Nanoscale

An ultrafast rechargeable aluminium-ion battery

(2015) Meng-Chang Lin et al.   NATURE

The Application of Redox Targeting Principles to the Design of Rechargeable Li-S Flow Batteries

(2015) Jingfa Li et al.   Advanced Energy Materials

Ge–graphene–carbon nanotube composite anode for high performance lithium-ion batteries

(2015) Shan Fang et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry A

Hollow carbon spheres with encapsulated germanium as an anode material for lithium ion batteries

(2015) Dan Li et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry A

Subunits controlled synthesis of α-Fe2O3 multi-shelled core–shell microspheres and their effects on lithium/sodium ion battery performances

(2015) Zhen-guo Wu et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry A

Porous hollow α-Fe2O3@TiO2 core–shell nanospheres for superior lithium/sodium storage capability

(2015) Yanqing Fu et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry A

Update on anode materials for Na-ion batteries

(2015) Hongyan Kang et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry A

Electrospinning preparation of ultra-long aligned nanofibers thin films for high performance fully flexible lithium-ion batteries

(2015) Jian Zhu et al.   Nano Energy

Graphene-based nano-materials for lithium–sulfur battery and sodium-ion battery

(2015) Songping Wu et al.   Nano Energy

Tin–Germanium Alloys as Anode Materials for Sodium-Ion Batteries

(2014) Paul R. Abel et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Use of Graphite as a Highly Reversible Electrode with Superior Cycle Life for Sodium-Ion Batteries by Making Use of Co-Intercalation Phenomena

(2014) Birte Jache et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Constructing Fe3O4@N-rich Carbon Core-Shell Microspheres as Anode for Lithium Ion Batteries with Enhanced Electrochemical Performance

(2014) Caixia Wang et al.   ELECTROCHIMICA ACTA

GeO2–SnCoC Composite Anode Material for Lithium-Ion Batteries

(2014) Bo Liu et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Reduced Graphene Oxide Paper Electrode: Opposing Effect of Thermal Annealing on Li and Na Cyclability

(2014) Lamuel David et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Activation with Li Enables Facile Sodium Storage in Germanium

(2014) Alireza Kohandehghan et al.   NANO LETTERS

A pomegranate-inspired nanoscale design for large-volume-change lithium battery anodes

(2014) Nian Liu et al.   Nature Nanotechnology

High performance of Ge@C nanocables as the anode for lithium ion batteries

(2014) G. H. Yue et al.   RSC Advances

Electrochemical Properties of Si-Ge Heterostructures as an Anode Material for Lithium Ion Batteries

(2013) Taeseup Song et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Nanocolumnar Germanium Thin Films as a High-Rate Sodium-Ion Battery Anode Material

(2013) Paul R. Abel et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Base-Catalyzed Bifunctional Addition to Amides and Imides at Low Temperature. A New Pathway for Carbonyl Hydrogenation

(2013) Jeremy M. John et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Catalytic Role of Ge in Highly Reversible GeO2/Ge/C Nanocomposite Anode Material for Lithium Batteries

(2013) Kuok Hau Seng et al.   NANO LETTERS

Silicon nanoparticles encapsulated in hollow graphitized carbon nanofibers for lithium ion battery anodes

(2013) Junhua Kong et al.   Nanoscale

Carbon and graphene double protection strategy to improve the SnOx electrode performance anodes for lithium-ion batteries

(2013) Jian Zhu et al.   Nanoscale

Self-healing chemistry enables the stable operation of silicon microparticle anodes for high-energy lithium-ion batteries

(2013) Chao Wang et al.   Nature Chemistry

Rapid fabrication of a novel Sn–Ge alloy: structure–property relationship and its enhanced lithium storage properties

(2013) Shufen Fan et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry A

Graphene double protection strategy to improve the SnO2 electrode performance anodes for lithium-ion batteries

(2013) Jian Zhu et al.   Nano Energy

Alkanethiol-Passivated Ge Nanowires as High-Performance Anode Materials for Lithium-Ion Batteries: The Role of Chemical Surface Functionalization

(2012) Fang-Wei Yuan et al.   ACS Nano

Iodine-Doped-Poly(3,4-Ethylenedioxythiophene)-Modified Si Nanowire 1D Core-Shell Arrays as an Efficient Photocatalyst for Solar Hydrogen Generation

(2012) Tian Yang et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Self-Assembled Germanium/Carbon Nanostructures as High-Power Anode Material for the Lithium-Ion Battery

(2012) Kuok Hau Seng et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Na-ion batteries, recent advances and present challenges to become low cost energy storage systems

(2012) Verónica Palomares et al.   Energy & Environmental Science

Improving the Electrode Performance of Ge through Ge@C Core–Shell Nanoparticles and Graphene Networks

(2012) Ding-Jiang Xue et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Hierarchically porous germanium-modified carbon materials with enhanced lithium storage performance

(2012) Ying Xiao et al.   Nanoscale

Graphene-based composite materials beneficial to wound healing

(2012) Bingan Lu et al.   Nanoscale

Germanium–graphene composite anode for high-energy lithium batteries with long cycle life

(2012) Jian-Guo Ren et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry A

Functional Materials for Rechargeable Batteries

(2011) Fangyi Cheng et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Germanium Nanotubes Prepared by Using the Kirkendall Effect as Anodes for High-Rate Lithium Batteries

(2011) Mi-Hee Park et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Preparation and characterization of core–shell structure Fe3O4/C nanoparticles with unique stability and high electrochemical performance for lithium-ion battery anode material

(2011) Yudai Huang et al.   ELECTROCHIMICA ACTA

Challenges for Na-ion Negative Electrodes

(2011) V. L. Chevrier et al.   JOURNAL OF THE ELECTROCHEMICAL SOCIETY

Electrical Energy Storage for the Grid: A Battery of Choices

(2011) B. Dunn et al.   SCIENCE

Mesoporous germanium as anode material of high capacity and good cycling prepared by a mechanochemical reaction

(2010) L.C. Yang et al.   ELECTROCHEMISTRY COMMUNICATIONS

Electrochemical characterizations of multi-layer and composite silicon–germanium anodes for Li-ion batteries using magnetron sputtering

(2010) Chang-Mook Hwang et al.   JOURNAL OF POWER SOURCES

Reversible and High-Capacity Nanostructured Electrode Materials for Li-Ion Batteries

(2009) Min Gyu Kim et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

A novel germanium/carbon nanotubes nanocomposite for lithium storage material

(2009) Guanglei Cui et al.   ELECTROCHIMICA ACTA

Green energy storage materials: Nanostructured TiO2 and Sn-based anodes for lithium-ion batteries

(2009) Da Deng et al.   Energy & Environmental Science

A Germanium-Carbon Nanocomposite Material for Lithium Batteries

(2008) Guanglei Cui et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Mechanically Strong, Electrically Conductive, and Biocompatible Graphene Paper

(2008) Haiqun Chen et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Electrochemical Characterizations of Germanium and Carbon-Coated Germanium Composite Anode for Lithium-Ion Batteries

(2008) Sukeun Yoon et al.   ELECTROCHEMICAL AND SOLID STATE LETTERS

Enhanced Cyclic Performance and Lithium Storage Capacity of SnO2/Graphene Nanoporous Electrodes with Three-Dimensionally Delaminated Flexible Structure

(2008) Seung-Min Paek et al.   NANO LETTERS

Building better batteries

(2008) M. Armand et al.   NATURE