Three-dimensional interconnected network of graphene-wrapped porous silicon spheres: In situ magnesiothermic-reduction synthesis and enhanced lithium-storage capabilities

ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 3546-3552

  Wu, Ping ^a   Wang, Hui ^a   Tang, Yawen ^a   Zhou, Yiming ^a   Lu, Tianhong ^a  

^a NANJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

anodes; graphene; interconnected network; lithium ion batteries; magnesiothermic reduction; silicon

Indexed keywords

ANODES; GRAPHENE; LITHIUM BATTERIES; POROUS SILICON; SILICON; SPHERES;

ANODIC PERFORMANCE; HIGH-POWER LITHIUM-ION BATTERIES; INTERCONNECTED NETWORK; LAYER-BY-LAYER ASSEMBLIES; LITHIUM-ION BATTERY; MAGNESIOTHERMIC REDUCTION; MICRO/NANOSTRUCTURES; SPECIFIC CAPACITIES;

THREE DIMENSIONAL;

EID: 84896325907     PISSN: 19448244     EISSN: 19448252     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/am405725u     Document Type: Article

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