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Aligned Carbon Nanotube‐Silicon Sheets: A Novel Nano‐architecture for Flexible Lithium Ion Battery Electrodes
Kun Fu,Ozkan Yildiz,Hardik Bhanushali,Yongxin Wang,Kelly L. Stano,Leigang Xue,Xiangwu Zhang,Philip D. Bradford +7 more
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Aligned carbon nanotube sheets provide an engineered scaffold for the deposition of a silicon active material for lithium ion battery anodes, allowing uniform deposition of silicon thin films while the alignment allows unconstrained volumetric expansion of the silicon, facilitating stable cycling performance.Abstract:
Aligned carbon nanotube sheets provide an engineered scaffold for the deposition of a silicon active material for lithium ion battery anodes The sheets are low-density, allowing uniform deposition of silicon thin films while the alignment allows unconstrained volumetric expansion of the silicon, facilitating stable cycling performance The flat sheet morphology is desirable for battery constructionread more
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A novel flexible humidity switch material based on multi-walled carbon nanotube/polyvinyl alcohol composite yarn
TL;DR: In this paper, a yarn-like switch-type humidity sensing material is fabricated by infiltrating hydrophilic water-swellable polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) into a multi-walled carbon nanotube (MWCNT) yarn.
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Facile synthesis of uniform MWCNT@Si nanocomposites as high-performance anode materials for lithium-ion batteries
TL;DR: In this article, the authors demonstrate the synthesis of uniform multi-walled carbon nanotube (MWCNT)@Si nanocomposites via the magnesiothermic reduction of pre-synthesized MWCNT@SiO 2 nanocables.
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Amorphous-silicon@silicon oxide/chromium/carbon as an anode for lithium-ion batteries with excellent cyclic stability
TL;DR: In this article, a new amorphous-Si@SiO x /Cr/carbon composite for lithium-ion batteries is synthesized, using SiO, chromium powder and graphite as starting materials.
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Tailoring the Mechanical Properties of High-Aspect-Ratio Carbon Nanotube Arrays using Amorphous Silicon Carbide Coatings
R. H. Poelma,Bruno Morana,Sten Vollebregt,H.E.J.G. Schlangen,H.W. van Zeijl,Xuejun Fan,Guoqi Zhang +6 more
TL;DR: In this article, photo-lithographically defined CNT pillars are conformally coated with amorphous silicon carbide (a-SiC) to strengthen the interlocking of individual CNTs at junctions using low pressure chemical vapor deposition.
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Large area multi-stacked lithium-ion batteries for flexible and rollable applications
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