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Team Used Experiments to Show That The Electron-Rich Region Causes Silicon Bonds to Break
Mar 11, 2014Ubiquitous but frustrating, lithium-ion batteries fade because the materials lose their structure in response to charging and discharging. This structural change is closely related to the formation of electron-rich regions within the ...
Tags: electrons, The Lithiation Front, Silicon
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Graphene Is an Attractive Electrode Material for Supercapacitor Applications
Mar 1, 2014Graphene, a single layer of carbon atoms, is an attractive electrode material for supercapacitor applications because of its high surface area. However, how the electrolytes interact with carbon material to store energy is still not well ...
Tags: Graphene Electrode, Electronics, Electrical
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A Specially Designed Experimental Cell and Theoretical Modeling
Dec 30, 2013Molecules anchored to the surfaces of nanoparticles modify and even control many characteristics of the particles, including how they interact with cells or react to light. The type of binding affects the nanoparticle's behavior and ...
