Surface and Interface Engineering of Silicon-Based Anode Materials for Lithium-Ion Batteries

Mesoporous carbon confined palladium–copper alloy composites for high performance nitrogen selective nitrate reduction electrocatalysis

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China's energy storage industry: Develop status, existing problems and countermeasures

(2017) Hongwei Yu et al.   RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS

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(2017) David King   SCIENCE

Silicon based lithium-ion battery anodes: A chronicle perspective review

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Recent developments of aprotic lithium-oxygen batteries: functional materials determine the electrochemical performance

(2017) Xin Guo et al.   Science Bulletin

Core–Shell Coating Silicon Anode Interfaces with Coordination Complex for Stable Lithium-Ion Batteries

(2016) Jinqiu Zhou et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Constructing Novel Si@SnO2 Core–Shell Heterostructures by Facile Self-Assembly of SnO2 Nanowires on Silicon Hollow Nanospheres for Large, Reversible Lithium Storage

(2016) Zheng-Wei Zhou et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Atomic-Scale Control of Silicon Expansion Space as Ultrastable Battery Anodes

(2016) Jian Zhu et al.   ACS Nano

Silicon/Mesoporous Carbon/Crystalline TiO2 Nanoparticles for Highly Stable Lithium Storage

(2016) Wei Luo et al.   ACS Nano

A Commercial Conducting Polymer as Both Binder and Conductive Additive for Silicon Nanoparticle-Based Lithium-Ion Battery Negative Electrodes

(2016) Thomas M. Higgins et al.   ACS Nano

Germanium Nanograin Decoration on Carbon Shell: Boosting Lithium-Storage Properties of Silicon Nanoparticles

(2016) Wei Luo et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Graphene Sandwiched Mesostructured Li-Ion Battery Electrodes

(2016) Jinyun Liu et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

A Stretchable Graphitic Carbon/Si Anode Enabled by Conformal Coating of a Self-Healing Elastic Polymer

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Electrolytic Formation of Crystalline Silicon/Germanium Alloy Nanotubes and Hollow Particles with Enhanced Lithium-Storage Properties

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Variation in Crystalline Phases: Controlling the Selectivity between Silicon and Silicon Carbide via Magnesiothermic Reduction using Silica/Carbon Composites

(2016) Jihoon Ahn et al.   CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS

Multiprobe Study of the Solid Electrolyte Interphase on Silicon-Based Electrodes in Full-Cell Configuration

(2016) N. Dupré et al.   CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS

A Core-Shell Si@NiSi 2 /Ni/C Nanocomposite as an Anode Material for Lithium-ion Batteries

(2016) Lianlin Deng et al.   ELECTROCHIMICA ACTA

Synthesis of Si/TiO2 core–shell nanoparticles as anode material for high performance lithium ion batteries

(2016) Jun Li et al.   JOURNAL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE-MATERIALS IN ELECTRONICS

A Micelle Fusion–Aggregation Assembly Approach to Mesoporous Carbon Materials with Rich Active Sites for Ultrasensitive Ammonia Sensing

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Transition from Superlithiophobicity to Superlithiophilicity of Garnet Solid-State Electrolyte

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Silicon as a potential anode material for Li-ion batteries: where size, geometry and structure matter

(2016) Maziar Ashuri et al.   Nanoscale

Well-constructed silicon-based materials as high-performance lithium-ion battery anodes

(2016) Lehao Liu et al.   Nanoscale

Control and Optimization of the Electrochemical and Mechanical Properties of the Solid Electrolyte Interphase on Silicon Electrodes in Lithium Ion Batteries

(2016) Anton Tokranov et al.   Advanced Energy Materials

Carbon-Coated Si Nanoparticles Anchored between Reduced Graphene Oxides as an Extremely Reversible Anode Material for High Energy-Density Li-Ion Battery

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Watermelon-Inspired Si/C Microspheres with Hierarchical Buffer Structures for Densely Compacted Lithium-Ion Battery Anodes

(2016) Quan Xu et al.   Advanced Energy Materials

Strategies to succeed in improving the lithium-ion storage properties of silicon nanomaterials

(2016) Fei-Hu Du et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry A

Rice husk-derived hierarchical silicon/nitrogen-doped carbon/carbon nanotube spheres as low-cost and high-capacity anodes for lithium-ion batteries

(2016) Yi-Chi Zhang et al.   Nano Energy

Scalable production of 3D plum-pudding-like Si/C spheres: Towards practical application in Li-ion batteries

(2016) Guolin Hou et al.   Nano Energy

Lithium ion battery anodes using Si-Fe based nanocomposite structures

(2016) Naoki Fukata et al.   Nano Energy

Critical thickness of phenolic resin-based carbon interfacial layer for improving long cycling stability of silicon nanoparticle anodes

(2016) Wei Luo et al.   Nano Energy

Design of an ultra-durable silicon-based battery anode material with exceptional high-temperature cycling stability

(2016) Hyungmin Park et al.   Nano Energy

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(2016) Anix Casimir et al.   Nano Energy

In Situ Lithiation–Delithiation of Mechanically Robust Cu–Si Core–Shell Nanolattices in a Scanning Electron Microscope

(2016) Xiaoxing Xia et al.   ACS Energy Letters

Growth of conformal graphene cages on micrometre-sized silicon particles as stable battery anodes

(2016) Yuzhang Li et al.   Nature Energy

In Situ and Ex Situ TEM Study of Lithiation Behaviours of Porous Silicon Nanostructures

(2016) Chenfei Shen et al.   Scientific Reports

Structure and Reactivity of Alucone-Coated Films on Si and LixSiy Surfaces

(2015) Yuguang Ma et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

In Situ Growth of MOFs on the Surface of Si Nanoparticles for Highly Efficient Lithium Storage: Si@MOF Nanocomposites as Anode Materials for Lithium-Ion Batteries

(2015) Yuzhen Han et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Hollow Structured Silicon Anodes with Stabilized Solid Electrolyte Interphase Film for Lithium-Ion Batteries

(2015) Qiuliang Lv et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Engineered Si Sandwich Electrode: Si Nanoparticles/Graphite Sheet Hybrid on Ni Foam for Next-Generation High-Performance Lithium-Ion Batteries

(2015) Chunhui Gao et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Ultradispersed Palladium Nanoparticles in Three-Dimensional Dendritic Mesoporous Silica Nanospheres: Toward Active and Stable Heterogeneous Catalysts

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Sandwich Nanoarchitecture of Si/Reduced Graphene Oxide Bilayer Nanomembranes for Li-Ion Batteries with Long Cycle Life

(2015) Xianghong Liu et al.   ACS Nano

Scalable Synthesis of Defect Abundant Si Nanorods for High-Performance Li-Ion Battery Anodes

(2015) Jing Wang et al.   ACS Nano

Mechanically and Chemically Robust Sandwich-Structured C@Si@C Nanotube Array Li-Ion Battery Anodes

(2015) Jinyun Liu et al.   ACS Nano

Nonfilling Carbon Coating of Porous Silicon Micrometer-Sized Particles for High-Performance Lithium Battery Anodes

(2015) Zhenda Lu et al.   ACS Nano

Face-to-Face Contact and Open-Void Coinvolved Si/C Nanohybrids Lithium-Ion Battery Anodes with Extremely Long Cycle Life

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Porous Si Nanowires from Cheap Metallurgical Silicon Stabilized by a Surface Oxide Layer for Lithium Ion Batteries

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Magnesiothermic Reduction of Thin Films: Towards Semiconducting Chiral Nematic Mesoporous Silicon Carbide and Silicon Structures

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Regulated Breathing Effect of Silicon Negative Electrode for Dramatically Enhanced Performance of Li-Ion Battery

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Highly Connected Silicon-Copper Alloy Mixture Nanotubes as High-Rate and Durable Anode Materials for Lithium-Ion Batteries

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Nanostructured Silicon Anodes for High-Performance Lithium-Ion Batteries

(2015) Md. Arafat Rahman et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

A Green and Facile Way to Prepare Granadilla-Like Silicon-Based Anode Materials for Li-Ion Batteries

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Approaching the Downsizing Limit of Silicon for Surface-Controlled Lithium Storage

(2015) Bin Wang et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Preparation of Nanocrystalline Silicon from SiCl4at 200 °C in Molten Salt for High-Performance Anodes for Lithium Ion Batteries

(2015) Ning Lin et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Multilayered silicon embedded porous carbon/graphene hybrid film as a high performance anode

(2015) Junxiong Wu et al.   CARBON

Spray-Assisted Deep-Frying Process for the In Situ Spherical Assembly of Graphene for Energy-Storage Devices

(2015) Sang-Hoon Park et al.   CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS

Poly(phenanthrenequinone) as a conductive binder for nano-sized silicon negative electrodes

(2015) Sang-Mo Kim et al.   Energy & Environmental Science

A low temperature molten salt process for aluminothermic reduction of silicon oxides to crystalline Si for Li-ion batteries

(2015) Ning Lin et al.   Energy & Environmental Science

A high tap density secondary silicon particle anode fabricated by scalable mechanical pressing for lithium-ion batteries

(2015) Dingchang Lin et al.   Energy & Environmental Science

High-performance silicon-based multicomponent battery anodes produced via synergistic coupling of multifunctional coating layers

(2015) Jung-In Lee et al.   Energy & Environmental Science

Millipede-inspired structural design principle for high performance polysaccharide binders in silicon anodes

(2015) You Kyeong Jeong et al.   Energy & Environmental Science

Experimental and Theoretical Characterization of Electrode Materials that Undergo Large Volume Changes and Application to the Lithium–Silicon System

(2015) Mark W. Verbrugge et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Hollow porous silicon oxide nanobelts for high-performance lithium storage

(2015) Hui Wang et al.   JOURNAL OF POWER SOURCES

Side-Chain Conducting and Phase-Separated Polymeric Binders for High-Performance Silicon Anodes in Lithium-Ion Batteries

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Review—Nano-Silicon/Carbon Composite Anode Materials Towards Practical Application for Next Generation Li-Ion Batteries

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Silicon-Copper Helical Arrays for New Generation Lithium Ion Batteries

(2015) B. D. Polat et al.   NANO LETTERS

Tissue-like Silicon Nanowires-Based Three-Dimensional Anodes for High-Capacity Lithium Ion Batteries

(2015) Emanuel Peled et al.   NANO LETTERS

Graphene as an Interfacial Layer for Improving Cycling Performance of Si Nanowires in Lithium-Ion Batteries

(2015) Fan Xia et al.   NANO LETTERS

General Strategy to Synthesize Uniform Mesoporous TiO2/Graphene/Mesoporous TiO2 Sandwich-Like Nanosheets for Highly Reversible Lithium Storage

(2015) Wei Li et al.   NANO LETTERS

High-Performance Silicon Battery Anodes Enabled by Engineering Graphene Assemblies

(2015) Min Zhou et al.   NANO LETTERS

Monodisperse core-shell structured magnetic mesoporous aluminosilicate nanospheres with large dendritic mesochannels

(2015) Jianping Yang et al.   Nano Research

Bamboo leaf derived ultrafine Si nanoparticles and Si/C nanocomposites for high-performance Li-ion battery anodes

(2015) Lei Wang et al.   Nanoscale

Si nanoparticles encapsulated in elastic hollow carbon fibres for Li-ion battery anodes with high structural stability

(2015) Shan Fang et al.   Nanoscale

Silicon carbide-free graphene growth on silicon for lithium-ion battery with high volumetric energy density

(2015) In Hyuk Son et al.   Nature Communications

Inward lithium-ion breathing of hierarchically porous silicon anodes

(2015) Qiangfeng Xiao et al.   Nature Communications

Uniform yolk-shell iron sulfide–carbon nanospheres for superior sodium–iron sulfide batteries

(2015) Yun-Xiao Wang et al.   Nature Communications

Monodisperse Porous Silicon Spheres as Anode Materials for Lithium Ion Batteries

(2015) Wei Wang et al.   Scientific Reports

Towards Scalable Binderless Electrodes: Carbon Coated Silicon Nanofiber Paper via Mg Reduction of Electrospun SiO2 Nanofibers

(2015) Zachary Favors et al.   Scientific Reports

3D hierarchical porous graphene aerogel with tunable meso-pores on graphene nanosheets for high-performance energy storage

(2015) Long Ren et al.   Scientific Reports

Development of Sustainable Rapid Microwave Assisted Process for Extracting Nanoporous Si from Earth Abundant Agricultural Residues and Their Carbon-based Nanohybrids for Lithium Energy Storage

(2015) S. Praneetha et al.   ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering

Direct plasma deposition of amorphous Si/C nanocomposites as high performance anodes for lithium ion batteries

(2015) Xinghua Chang et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry A

Yolk-shell silicon-mesoporous carbon anode with compact solid electrolyte interphase film for superior lithium-ion batteries

(2015) Jianping Yang et al.   Nano Energy

Micro-sized nano-porous Si/C anodes for lithium ion batteries

(2015) Huajun Tian et al.   Nano Energy

Highly Ordered Dual Porosity Mesoporous Cobalt Oxide for Sodium-Ion Batteries

(2015) Jianping Yang et al.   Advanced Materials Interfaces

Hollow carbon nanospheres/silicon/alumina core-shell film as an anode for lithium-ion batteries

(2015) Bing Li et al.   Scientific Reports

Rational Design of Void-Involved Si@TiO2 Nanospheres as High-Performance Anode Material for Lithium-Ion Batteries

(2014) Shan Fang et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Three-Dimensional Interconnected Network of Graphene-Wrapped Porous Silicon Spheres: In Situ Magnesiothermic-Reduction Synthesis and Enhanced Lithium-Storage Capabilities

(2014) Ping Wu et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Elastic a-Silicon Nanoparticle Backboned Graphene Hybrid as a Self-Compacting Anode for High-Rate Lithium Ion Batteries

(2014) Minseong Ko et al.   ACS Nano

In Situ Transmission Electron Microscopy Probing of Native Oxide and Artificial Layers on Silicon Nanoparticles for Lithium Ion Batteries

(2014) Yang He et al.   ACS Nano

Core–Shell Structured Silicon Nanoparticles@TiO2–x/Carbon Mesoporous Microfiber Composite as a Safe and High-Performance Lithium-Ion Battery Anode

(2014) Goojin Jeong et al.   ACS Nano

Enhanced Sodium-Ion Battery Performance by Structural Phase Transition from Two-Dimensional Hexagonal-SnS2 to Orthorhombic-SnS

(2014) Tengfei Zhou et al.   ACS Nano

Hierarchically Designed SiOx/SiOy Bilayer Nanomembranes as Stable Anodes for Lithium Ion Batteries

(2014) Lin Zhang et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Highly Reversible and Large Lithium Storage in Mesoporous Si/C Nanocomposite Anodes with Silicon Nanoparticles Embedded in a Carbon Framework

(2014) Renyuan Zhang et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Controllable Synthesis of Hollow Si Anode for Long-Cycle-Life Lithium-Ion Batteries

(2014) Xingkang Huang et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Surface Binding of Polypyrrole on Porous Silicon Hollow Nanospheres for Li-Ion Battery Anodes with High Structure Stability

(2014) Fei-Hu Du et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

A high-performance alginate hydrogel binder for the Si/C anode of a Li-ion battery

(2014) Jie Liu et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Facile synthesis of yolk–shell structured Si–C nanocomposites as anodes for lithium-ion batteries

(2014) Lei Pan et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Low temperature chemical reduction of fusional sodium metasilicate nonahydrate into a honeycomb porous silicon nanostructure

(2014) Jianwen Liang et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Review on recent progress of nanostructured anode materials for Li-ion batteries

(2014) Subrahmanyam Goriparti et al.   JOURNAL OF POWER SOURCES

Silicon-based materials as high capacity anodes for next generation lithium ion batteries

(2014) Bo Liang et al.   JOURNAL OF POWER SOURCES

Scalable Fracture-free SiOC Glass Coating for Robust Silicon Nanoparticle Anodes in Lithium Secondary Batteries

(2014) Sunghun Choi et al.   NANO LETTERS

Interfacial Oxygen Stabilizes Composite Silicon Anodes

(2014) Chuan-Fu Sun et al.   NANO LETTERS

Lithiation of SiO2 in Li-Ion Batteries: In Situ Transmission Electron Microscopy Experiments and Theoretical Studies

(2014) Yuefei Zhang et al.   NANO LETTERS

Toward Practical Application of Functional Conductive Polymer Binder for a High-Energy Lithium-Ion Battery Design

(2014) Hui Zhao et al.   NANO LETTERS

Biphase Stratification Approach to Three-Dimensional Dendritic Biodegradable Mesoporous Silica Nanospheres

(2014) Dengke Shen et al.   NANO LETTERS

Novel design of ultra-fast Si anodes for Li-ion batteries: crystalline Si@amorphous Si encapsulating hard carbon

(2014) Chanhoon Kim et al.   Nanoscale

Conversion of silica nanoparticles into Si nanocrystals through electrochemical reduction

(2014) Hirotomo Nishihara et al.   Nanoscale

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

(2014) Nian Liu et al.   Nature Nanotechnology

Silicon Decorated Cone Shaped Carbon Nanotube Clusters for Lithium Ion Battery Anodes

(2014) Wei Wang et al.   Small

Core-Shell Si/C Nanospheres Embedded in Bubble Sheet-like Carbon Film with Enhanced Performance as Lithium Ion Battery Anodes

(2014) Wenyue Li et al.   Small

Very High Surface Capacity Observed Using Si Negative Electrodes Embedded in Copper Foam as 3D Current Collectors

(2014) Driss Mazouzi et al.   Advanced Energy Materials

Toward High Cycle Efficiency of Silicon-Based Negative Electrodes by Designing the Solid Electrolyte Interphase

(2014) Qinglin Zhang et al.   Advanced Energy Materials

Stable Silicon Anodes for Lithium-Ion Batteries Using Mesoporous Metallurgical Silicon

(2014) Xiaopeng Li et al.   Advanced Energy Materials

3D Si/C Fiber Paper Electrodes Fabricated Using a Combined Electrospray/Electrospinning Technique for Li-Ion Batteries

(2014) Yunhua Xu et al.   Advanced Energy Materials

A novel approach to prepare Si/C nanocomposites with yolk–shell structures for lithium ion batteries

(2014) Huan-Huan Li et al.   RSC Advances

Mesoscale Origin of the Enhanced Cycling-Stability of the Si-Conductive Polymer Anode for Li-ion Batteries

(2014) Meng Gu et al.   Scientific Reports

Scalable Synthesis of Nano-Silicon from Beach Sand for Long Cycle Life Li-ion Batteries

(2014) Zachary Favors et al.   Scientific Reports

Mesoporous Silica-Coated Plasmonic Nanostructures for Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering Detection and Photothermal Therapy

(2014) Jianping Yang et al.   Advanced Healthcare Materials

Si-Based Anode Materials for Li-Ion Batteries: A Mini Review

(2014) Delong Ma et al.   Nano-Micro Letters

Titanium nitride coating to enhance the performance of silicon nanoparticles as a lithium-ion battery anode

(2014) Duihai Tang et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry A

Preparation of Silicon@Silicon Oxide Core–Shell Nanowires from a Silica Precursor toward a High Energy Density Li-Ion Battery Anode

(2013) Chuanjian Zhang et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Hoop-Strong Nanotubes for Battery Electrodes

(2013) Khim Karki et al.   ACS Nano

Adaptable Silicon–Carbon Nanocables Sandwiched between Reduced Graphene Oxide Sheets as Lithium Ion Battery Anodes

(2013) Bin Wang et al.   ACS Nano

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

(2013) Taeseup Song et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Graphene-Encapsulated Si on Ultrathin-Graphite Foam as Anode for High Capacity Lithium-Ion Batteries

(2013) Junyi Ji et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Contact-Engineered and Void-Involved Silicon/Carbon Nanohybrids as Lithium-Ion-Battery Anodes

(2013) Bin Wang et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Reversible High-Capacity Si Nanocomposite Anodes for Lithium-ion Batteries Enabled by Molecular Layer Deposition

(2013) Daniela Molina Piper et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

25th Anniversary Article: Understanding the Lithiation of Silicon and Other Alloying Anodes for Lithium-Ion Batteries

(2013) Matthew T. McDowell et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Twisted Aligned Carbon Nanotube/Silicon Composite Fiber Anode for Flexible Wire-Shaped Lithium-Ion Battery

(2013) Huijuan Lin et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Multilayered Si Nanoparticle/Reduced Graphene Oxide Hybrid as a High-Performance Lithium-Ion Battery Anode

(2013) Jingbo Chang et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Aligned Carbon Nanotube-Silicon Sheets: A Novel Nano-architecture for Flexible Lithium Ion Battery Electrodes

(2013) Kun Fu et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Critical Thickness of SiO2Coating Layer on Core@Shell Bulk@Nanowire Si Anode Materials for Li-Ion Batteries

(2013) Soojin Sim et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Naturally Rolled-Up C/Si/C Trilayer Nanomembranes as Stable Anodes for Lithium-Ion Batteries with Remarkable Cycling Performance

(2013) Junwen Deng et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

High performance lithium ion battery anodes based on carbon nanotube–silicon core–shell nanowires with controlled morphology

(2013) Yu Fan et al.   CARBON

Large pore mesostructured cellular silica foam coated magnetic oxide composites with multilamellar vesicle shells for adsorption

(2013) Jianping Yang et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Spatially Confined Fabrication of Core–Shell Gold Nanocages@Mesoporous Silica for Near-Infrared Controlled Photothermal Drug Release

(2013) Jianping Yang et al.   CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS

A low-cost and high performance ball-milled Si-based negative electrode for high-energy Li-ion batteries

(2013) Magali Gauthier et al.   Energy & Environmental Science

A multilayer Si/CNT coaxial nanofiber LIB anode with a high areal capacity

(2013) Qizhen Xiao et al.   Energy & Environmental Science

N-doped graphitic self-encapsulation for high performance silicon anodes in lithium-ion batteries

(2013) Won Jun Lee et al.   Energy & Environmental Science

Silicon Solid Electrolyte Interphase (SEI) of Lithium Ion Battery Characterized by Microscopy and Spectroscopy

(2013) Mengyun Nie et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Fabrication and electrochemical properties of Si/TiO2 nanowire array composites as lithium ion battery anodes

(2013) Zhen Wei et al.   JOURNAL OF POWER SOURCES

Ti/Si/Ti sandwich-like thin film as the anode of lithium-ion batteries

(2013) Shuang Guo et al.   JOURNAL OF POWER SOURCES

Sol–Gel Design Strategy for Ultradispersed TiO2 Nanoparticles on Graphene for High-Performance Lithium Ion Batteries

(2013) Wei Li et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Conductive Polymer and Silicon Composite Secondary Particles for a High Area-Loading Negative Electrode

(2013) Shidi Xun et al.   JOURNAL OF THE ELECTROCHEMICAL SOCIETY

Enhanced Lithium Ion Battery Cycling of Silicon Nanowire Anodes by Template Growth to Eliminate Silicon Underlayer Islands

(2013) Jeong-Hyun Cho et al.   NANO LETTERS

In Situ Formed Si Nanoparticle Network with Micron-Sized Si Particles for Lithium-Ion Battery Anodes

(2013) Mingyan Wu et al.   NANO LETTERS

Large-Scale Fabrication, 3D Tomography, and Lithium-Ion Battery Application of Porous Silicon

(2013) Mingyuan Ge et al.   NANO LETTERS

In Situ TEM of Two-Phase Lithiation of Amorphous Silicon Nanospheres

(2013) Matthew T. McDowell et al.   NANO LETTERS

A rationally designed composite of alternating strata of Si nanoparticles and graphene: a high-performance lithium-ion battery anode

(2013) Fu Sun et al.   Nanoscale

Hollow core–shell structured Si/C nanocomposites as high-performance anode materials for lithium-ion batteries

(2013) Huachao Tao et al.   Nanoscale

Review of porous silicon preparation and its application for lithium-ion battery anodes

(2013) M Ge et al.   NANOTECHNOLOGY

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

(2013) Chao Wang et al.   Nature Chemistry

Novel mesoporous Si@C microspheres as anodes for lithium-ion batteries

(2013) Xiaomei Ma et al.   PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY CHEMICAL PHYSICS

Electrospun Silicon Nanoparticle/Porous Carbon Hybrid Nanofibers for Lithium-Ion Batteries

(2013) Xiaosi Zhou et al.   Small

Graphene-Bonded and -Encapsulated Si Nanoparticles for Lithium Ion Battery Anodes

(2013) Yang Wen et al.   Small

Nanosilicon-Based Thick Negative Composite Electrodes for Lithium Batteries with Graphene as Conductive Additive

(2013) Binh Phuong Nhan Nguyen et al.   Advanced Energy Materials

An Artificial Solid Electrolyte Interphase Enables the Use of a LiNi0.5Mn1.5O45 V Cathode with Conventional Electrolytes

(2013) Juchuan Li et al.   Advanced Energy Materials

Influence of Silicon Nanoscale Building Blocks Size and Carbon Coating on the Performance of Micro-Sized Si-C Composite Li-Ion Anodes

(2013) Ran Yi et al.   Advanced Energy Materials

Silicon-Based Nanomaterials for Lithium-Ion Batteries: A Review

(2013) Xin Su et al.   Advanced Energy Materials

Critical silicon-anode size for averting lithiation-induced mechanical failure of lithium-ion batteries

(2013) Zengsheng Ma et al.   RSC Advances

Mesoporous silicon engineered by the reduction of biosilica from rice husk as a high-performance anode for lithium-ion batteries

(2013) An Xing et al.   RSC Advances

Rice husks as a sustainable source of nanostructured silicon for high performance Li-ion battery anodes

(2013) Nian Liu et al.   Scientific Reports

Novel synthesis of high performance anode materials for lithium-ion batteries (LIBs)

(2013) Wen Wei Lee et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry A

Si nanotubes ALD coated with TiO2, TiN or Al2O3as high performance lithium ion battery anodes

(2013) Elmira Memarzadeh Lotfabad et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry A

Highly dispersive and electrically conductive silver-coated Si anodes synthesized via a simple chemical reduction process

(2013) Seungmin Yoo et al.   Nano Energy

Evolution of Strategies for Modern Rechargeable Batteries

(2012) John B. Goodenough   ACCOUNTS OF CHEMICAL RESEARCH

Size-Dependent Fracture of Silicon Nanoparticles During Lithiation

(2012) Xiao Hua Liu et al.   ACS Nano

Mussel-Inspired Adhesive Binders for High-Performance Silicon Nanoparticle Anodes in Lithium-Ion Batteries

(2012) Myung-Hyun Ryou et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Scalable Fabrication of Silicon Nanotubes and their Application to Energy Storage

(2012) Jung-Keun Yoo et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Reversible Lithium-Ion Storage in Silver-Treated Nanoscale Hollow Porous Silicon Particles

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Structure control and performance improvement of carbon nanofibers containing a dispersion of silicon nanoparticles for energy storage

(2012) Ying Li et al.   CARBON

Network structures of fullerene-like carbon core/nano-crystalline silicon shell nanofibers as anode material for lithium-ion batteries

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(2012) YaXia Yin et al.   CHINESE SCIENCE BULLETIN

Silicon@carbon hollow core–shell heterostructures novel anode materials for lithium ion batteries

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Improving the cycling stability of silicon nanowire anodes with conducting polymer coatings

(2012) Yan Yao et al.   Energy & Environmental Science

Hollow core–shell structured porous Si–C nanocomposites for Li-ion battery anodes

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A Versatile Kinetics-Controlled Coating Method To Construct Uniform Porous TiO2 Shells for Multifunctional Core–Shell Structures

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Engineering Empty Space between Si Nanoparticles for Lithium-Ion Battery Anodes

(2012) Hui Wu et al.   NANO LETTERS

A Yolk-Shell Design for Stabilized and Scalable Li-Ion Battery Alloy Anodes

(2012) Nian Liu et al.   NANO LETTERS

Spin-coated silicon nanoparticle/graphene electrode as a binder-free anode for high-performance lithium-ion batteries

(2012) Xiaosi Zhou et al.   Nano Research

Designing nanostructured Si anodes for high energy lithium ion batteries

(2012) Hui Wu et al.   Nano Today

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Novel Size and Surface Oxide Effects in Silicon Nanowires as Lithium Battery Anodes

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A Critical Size of Silicon Nano-Anodes for Lithium Rechargeable Batteries

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