Recent developments in nanostructured anode materials for rechargeable lithium-ion batteries

L Ji, Z Lin, M Alcoutlabi, X Zhang - Energy & Environmental Science, 2011 - pubs.rsc.org
In this paper, the use of nanostructured anode materials for rechargeable lithium-ion
batteries (LIBs) is reviewed. Nanostructured materials such as nano-carbons, alloys, metal …

Functional materials for rechargeable batteries

F Cheng, J Liang, Z Tao, J Chen - Advanced materials, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
There is an ever‐growing demand for rechargeable batteries with reversible and efficient
electrochemical energy storage and conversion. Rechargeable batteries cover applications …

Towards an electricity-powered world

N Armaroli, V Balzani - Energy & Environmental Science, 2011 - pubs.rsc.org
The purpose of this review is examination of the present scenario of electricity production
and investigation of whether an electricity powered world is possible, indicating which …

Polymers with tailored electronic structure for high capacity lithium battery electrodes

G Liu, S Xun, N Vukmirovic, X Song… - Advanced …, 2011 - escholarship.org
A conductive polymer is developed for solving the long-standing volume change issue in
lithium battery electrodes. A combination of synthesis, spectroscopy and simulation …

Li ion battery materials with core–shell nanostructures

L Su, Y Jing, Z Zhou - Nanoscale, 2011 - pubs.rsc.org
Nanomaterials have some disadvantages in application as Li ion battery materials, such as
low density, poor electronic conductivity and high risk of surface side reactions. In recent …

Enhanced rate performance of carbon-coated LiNi0. 5Mn1. 5O4 cathode material for lithium ion batteries

T Yang, N Zhang, Y Lang, K Sun - Electrochimica Acta, 2011 - Elsevier
Conductive carbon has been coated on the surface of LiNi0. 5Mn1. 5O4 cathode material by
the carbonization of sucrose for the purpose of improving the rate performance. The effect of …

Amorphous silicon–carbon based nano-scale thin film anode materials for lithium ion batteries

MK Datta, J Maranchi, SJ Chung, R Epur, K Kadakia… - Electrochimica …, 2011 - Elsevier
The buffering effect of carbon on the structural stability of amorphous silicon films, used as
an anode for lithium ion rechargeable batteries, has been studied during long term …

Functionally strain-graded nanoscoops for high power Li-ion battery anodes

R Krishnan, TM Lu, N Koratkar - Nano letters, 2011 - ACS Publications
Lithium-ion batteries show poor performance for high power applications involving ultrafast
charging/discharging rates. Here we report a functionally strain-graded carbon− aluminum …

[PDF][PDF] Honeycomb‐Structured Silicon: Remarkable Morphological Changes Induced by Electrochemical (De) Lithiation

L Baggetto, D Danilov, PHL Notten - Advanced Materials, 2011 - academia.edu
Nowadays, portable telecommunication, computing and entertainment equipments rely
strongly on lithium-ion batteries for providing on-board energy.[1] Silicon is attracting a lot of …

Dopant modulated Li insertion in Si for battery anodes: theory and experiment

BR Long, MKY Chan, JP Greeley… - The Journal of Physical …, 2011 - ACS Publications
We examine the effects of p-type and n-type dopants on the lithiation of crystalline Si as
related to Li-ion batteries. In situ Raman spectroscopy and electrochemistry are used to …