Silicon has been considered as one of the most promising high-capacity anode materials
because of its environmentally friendly character, natural abundance, and attractive …

Rechargeable ion batteries have contributed immensely to shaping the modern world and
been seriously considered for the efficient storage and utilization of intermittent renewable …

High-capacity silicon anodes suffer from rapid capacity decay due to large volume
expansion, which causes mechanical fracture, electrical contact loss and unstable solid …

Nanoporous silicon is a promising anode material for high energy density batteries due to its
high cycling stability and high tap density compared to other nanostructured anode …

Silicon is of scientific and practical interest in lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) due to its natural
abundance, low toxicity, moderate working potential, and high theoretical capacity …

Abstracts Silicon (Si) is regarded as one of the most promising anode materials for Li-ion
batteries due to its high theoretical specific capacity (4200 mAh g− 1). To overcome the poor …

Synthesis of silicon nanoparticles with carbon coating by induction thermal plasma was
investigated experimentally. Crystalline silicon was injected into plasma as raw material …

The fabrication process of amorphous silicon nanoparticles by induction thermal plasma
was studied by experiments and numerical simulations. Additional quenching gas was …

Highlights•Review of solvent decomposition at the lithiated Si surface from first-
principles.•Review of ab-initio calculations for electrolyte decomposition at the Si …

NiO nanocone arrays are fabricated on nickel foam substrate by a simple hydrothermal
synthesis and a subsequent annealing in air. The obtained architecture is directly used as …