First principles study on silicon nanostructures as potential anode materials for Li-ion batteries

• Main Author: Vadym Kulish
• Other Authors: Ng Man Fai
• Format: Theses and Dissertations
• Language: English
• Published: 2013
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Materials::Nanostructured materials; DRNTU::Engineering::Materials::Energy materials
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/53734
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Rechargeable lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries are the popular power sources in most of portable electronic devices, power tools and electric vehicles (EVs). Moreover, Li-ion batteries play an important role in the development of clean and efficient energy, serving as prominent energy storage devices f...