First-principles calculations forecast that germanium incorporated graphite has potential to
be used as high performance negative electrode for lithium-ion batteries due to large …

Germanium (Ge) nanocrystals with and without multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs)
are synthesised in via solvothermal approach. The active anode material is characterized by …

Germanium (Ge) nanomaterials have emerged as promising anode materials for lithium-ion
batteries (LIBs) due to their higher capacity compared to commercial graphite. However …

A novel strategy to improve the electrochemical performance of a germanium anode is
proposed via encapsulating germanium nanoparticles in carbon nanoboxes by carbon …

Germanium is a promising anode material for lithium ion batteries (LIBs) due to its high
specific capacity, but it still suffers from poor cyclability. A simple method was developed to …

In this paper, we propose a halogen-free process for the preparation of germanium micro-
scale particles with a nano-structured surface morphology from germanium citrate, an easily …

Germanium is a promising high-capacity anode material for lithium ion batteries, but still
suffers from poor cyclability due to its huge volume variation during the Li–Ge alloy/dealloy …

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 …

First-principles calculations are performed to investigate the effects of the electron-deficiency
of N-doped graphenes on their application in lithium ion batteries (LIBs), where three …

The original version of a negative electrode of lithium-ion battery is prepared. To this end the
arrays of Ge nanowires were electrodeposited from an aqueous solution onto a titanium …