Mass-scalable synthesis of 3D porous germanium–carbon composite particles as an ultra-high rate anode for lithium ion batteries

DT Ngo, HTT Le, C Kim, JY Lee, JG Fisher… - Energy & …, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
Electrode materials with three-dimensional (3D) mesoporous structures possess superior
features, such as a shortened solid-phase lithium diffusion distance, a large pore volume …

Hydrogen passivation of germanium (100) surface using wet chemical preparation

S Rivillon, YJ Chabal, F Amy, A Kahn - Applied Physics Letters, 2005 - pubs.aip.org
A wet chemical preparation involving de-ionized water, hydrogen peroxide, and hydrofluoric
acid is used to passivate germanium (Ge)(100) surfaces. Infrared absorption spectroscopy …

Siloxene, germanane, and methylgermanane: functionalized 2D materials of group 14 for electrochemical applications

NF Rosli, N Rohaizad, J Sturala… - Advanced Functional …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract 2D monoelemental group 14 materials beyond graphene, such as silicene and
germanene, have recently gained a lot of attention. Covalent functionalization of group 14 …

Carbon‐Interconnected Ge Nanocrystals as an Anode with Ultra‐Long‐Term Cyclability for Lithium Ion Batteries

DT Ngo, RS Kalubarme, HTT Le… - Advanced Functional …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Germanium (Ge) possesses a great potential as a high‐capacity anode material for lithium
ion batteries but suffers from its poor capacity retention and rate capability due to significant …

Facile synthesis of the sandwich-structured germanium/reduced graphene oxide hybrid: an advanced anode material for high-performance lithium ion batteries

B Wang, J Jin, X Hong, S Gu, J Guo… - Journal of Materials …, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
A sandwich-structured reduced graphene oxide/germanium/reduced graphene oxide hybrid
(denoted as rGO/Ge/rGO) is successfully synthesized through a facile thermal reduction …

Methyl-terminated germanane GeCH3 synthesized by solvothermal method with improved photocatalytic properties

Z Liu, Z Wang, Q Sun, Y Dai, B Huang - Applied Surface Science, 2019 - Elsevier
Owing to the tunable coordinated ligands in the covalently terminated (such as single bondH
or other organic groups) group IV graphane analogues (GAs), ie, silicane, germanane …

Early stage of CVD graphene synthesis on Ge (001) substrate

L Di Gaspare, AM Scaparro, M Fanfoni, L Fazi… - Carbon, 2018 - Elsevier
In this work we shed light on the early stage of the chemical vapor deposition of graphene
on Ge (001) surfaces. By a combined use of μ-Raman and x-ray photoelectron …

Evaluating the Ge: C ratio on the bonding structure, hardness, and residual stress of Ge1-x-Cx coatings fabricated by the PE-CVD method

H Jamali, R Mozaffarinia, A Eshaghi, A Ghasemi… - Vacuum, 2024 - Elsevier
In the present research, the effect of the Ge: C ratio was evaluated and explained on the
bonding structure, the hardness, and residual stress of germanium-carbon (Ge 1-xC x) …

Reduction of RESET current in phase change memory devices by carbon doping in GeSbTe films

JH Park, SW Kim, JH Kim, Z Wu, SL Cho… - Journal of Applied …, 2015 - pubs.aip.org
Phase Change Memory (PCM) has been proposed for use as a substitute for flash memory
to satisfy the huge demands for high performance and reliability that promise to come in the …

Meso-porous amorphous Ge: Synthesis and mechanism of an anode material for Na and K storage

Z Yi, N Lin, T Li, Y Han, Y Li, Y Qian - Nano Research, 2019 - Springer
Crystalline Ge is a highly active anode material for Li storage but inactive for Na storage
because of high diffusion barrier. By in-situ Raman spectrum, we explore that the Na could …