Carbon-Coated Germanium Nanowires on Carbon Nanofibers as Self-Supported Electrodes for Flexible Lithium-Ion Batteries

  • Weihan Li
  • , Minsi Li
  • , Zhenzhong Yang
  • , Jun Xu
  • , Xiongwu Zhong
  • , Jiaqing Wang
  • , Linchao Zeng
  • , Xiaowu Liu
  • , Yu Jiang
  • , Xiang Wei
  • , Lin Gu
  • , Yan Yu*
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

A hybrid structure with carbon-coated germanium nanowires grown on the surface of carbon nanofibers is fabricated using an in situ vapor-liquid-solid process. It is used as a self-supported and flexible anode for Li-ion batteries.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2762-2767
Number of pages6
JournalSmall
Volume11
Issue number23
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Jun 2015
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • anodes
  • carbon coatings
  • germanium
  • lithium-ion batteries
  • nanowires

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