Nanostructured materials for energy storage

Traditional electrode materials for lithium-ion storage cells are based on materials which have both mixed electron and ion transport (for Li+). They are typically crystalline layered structures such as metal oxides that have high redox potentials, and act as positive electrodes; and graphitic carbons capable of reversible uptake of Li at low potentials which act as negative electrodes. Recently, however, nanostructured solid state materials, …