Role of surface functionality in the electrochemical performance of silicon nanowire anodes for rechargeable lithium batteries

ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces

Volumn 6, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 7607-7614

  Zhou, Hui ^a   Nanda, Jagjit ^a   Martha, Surendra K ^a,c   Unocic, Raymond R ^a   Meyer, Harry M ^a   Sahoo, Yudhisthira ^b   Miskiewicz, Pawel ^b,d   Albrecht, Thomas F ^b,e  

^a OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b Performance Materials and Advanced Technologies EMD Chemicals   (United States)

^c INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY HYDERABAD   (India)

^d Merck Chemicals Ltd Chilworth Science Park   (United Kingdom)

^e MERCK KGAA   (Germany)

Author keywords

anode; electrochemistry; lithium ion batteries; nanowire; silicon; surface functionality

Indexed keywords

ANODES; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTRODES; FUNCTIONAL GROUPS; LITHIUM BATTERIES; LITHIUM COMPOUNDS; NANOWIRES; POLYACRYLONITRILES; SURFACE TREATMENT; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

CONFOCAL RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY; ELECTROCHEMICAL PERFORMANCE; LITHIUM-ION BATTERY; RECHARGEABLE LITHIUM BATTERY; SURFACE CHEMICAL REACTIVITY; SURFACE FUNCTIONAL GROUPS; SURFACE FUNCTIONALITIES; SURFACE MODIFICATION METHODS;

SILICON;

EID: 84901653534     PISSN: 19448244     EISSN: 19448252     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/am500855a     Document Type: Article

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