Fabrication and electrochemical performance of interconnected silicon nanowires synthesized from AlCu catalyst

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 117, Issue 17, 2013, Pages 8604-8610

  Wen, Zhongsheng ^a   Stark, Johanna ^a   Saha, Rajarshi ^a   Parker, Jack ^a   Kohl, Paul A ^a  

^a Georgia Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COULOMBIC EFFICIENCY; ELECTROCHEMICAL LITHIATION; ELECTROCHEMICAL PERFORMANCE; INTERCONNECTED STRUCTURES; LITHIATION/DELITHIATION; NANOWIRE STRUCTURES; SILICON NANOWIRES; VAPOR-LIQUID-SOLID PROCESS;

CATALYSTS; ELECTRIC DISCHARGES; SILICON; VAPORS;

NANOWIRES;

EID: 84877085506     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp3096709     Document Type: Article

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