Silicon nanosheets derived from silicate minerals: controllable synthesis and energy storage application

• Published in: Nanoscale Vol. 13; no. 44; pp. 1841 - 1842
• Main Authors: He, Yuanqing, Zhang, Zihan, Chen, Gen, Zhang, Ying, Liu, Xiaohe, Ma, Renzhi
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge Royal Society of Chemistry 18.11.2021
• Subjects: Energy storage; Minerals; Molten salts; Nanosheets; Silicon; Synthesis

Silicon plays a crucial part in developing high-performance energy storage materials, owing to a high specific capacity compared to carbon. Moreover, nanoscale silicon is beneficial for reducing the inherent disadvantage of large volume change during repeated lithiation/de-lithiation, while artifici...