New 'pomegranate-inspired' design solves problems for lithium-ion batteries
Sunday, February 16, 2014 - 13:30
in Physics & Chemistry
with silicon nanoparticles clustered like seeds in a tough carbon rind – overcomes several remaining obstacles to using silicon for a new generation of lithium-ion batteries, say its inventors at Stanford University and the Department of Energy's SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory.