Alloy anodes are promising anode materials for lithium-ion batteries due to their high-energy
capacity and safety characteristics. However, the commercial use of alloy anodes has been …

The ever‐growing market of portable electronic devices and electric vehicles has
significantly stimulated research interests on new‐generation rechargeable battery systems …

A set of guidelines is proposed for designing high-energy-density alloy anode materials. It is
first shown that the molar volume of lithium is about in a wide variety of lithium alloys and is …

Silicon-graphite electrodes usually experience an increase in cycling performance by the
addition of graphite, however, the relation of the silicon/graphite ratio and the aging …

A silicon (Si) anode is a high-capacity alternative for carbonaceous anodes in lithium ion
batteries. However, a large volume change during cycling and continuous side reactions …

Aluminum is considered a promising anode candidate for lithium-ion batteries due to its low
cost, high capacity and low equilibrium potential for lithiation/delithiation. However, the …

Various morphological nanoscale designs have come into the spotlight to address the
failure in the mechanism of high-capacity Si anodes, ie severe volume expansion (∼ 300%) …

The high temperature lithiation behavior of the electrode is examined, which is lithiated by
one-electron reduction (by addition reaction) at room temperature. At elevated temperatures …

Many 21st century technological solutions are reliant on the development of new materials
with improved properties, and increasingly on materials that can be optimised to perform …

The application of silicon (Si)-based negative electrode materials depicts one possibility to
increase the energy density of lithium ion batteries (LIBs) due to the high gravimetric and …