The ever-increasing energy demand motivates the pursuit of inexpensive, safe, scalable,
and high-performance rechargeable batteries. Carbon materials have been intensively …

Electrospinning is used to fabricate microscale to nanoscale materials from polymeric
solutions based on electrohydrodynamics. Material modifications are achieved through …

Advanced electrochemical energy storage devices (EESDs) that can store electrical energy
efficiently while being miniature/flexible/wearable/load-bearing are much needed for various …

Energy shortage and environmental deterioration have become two intractable global
issues with the eruptive evolution of industry and technology. Porous-engineered …

After being undervalued for a long-time, the potential use of lignins have gained interest as a
source of wealth from waste. Despite the complexity of lignins chemical structure, its high …

Carbon fibers have high surface areas and rich functionalities for interacting with ions,
molecules, and particles. However, the control over their porosity remains challenging …

Poor electrochemical performances of materials in commercial lithium-ion batteries (LIBs)
make it difficult to realize battery technologies for future electric power applications such as …

In this paper, the use of nanostructured anode materials for rechargeable lithium-ion
batteries (LIBs) is reviewed. Nanostructured materials such as nano-carbons, alloys, metal …

Carbon nanofibers prepared via electrospinning and following carbonization are
summarized by focusing on the structure and properties in relation to their applications, after …

Carbon nanofiber (CNF), as one of the most important members of carbon fibers, has been
investigated in both fundamental scientific research and practical applications. CNF …