Highly durable 3D conductive matrixed silicon anode for lithium-ion batteries

Silicon is a strong candidate for next generation Li-ion batteries due to its high lithium storage capacity. However, to overcome electrode degradation caused by large volumetric changes during battery cycling, prohibitively expensive nanoscale synthesis techniques are typically required. To address this challenge, a low-cost methodology using fluid-induced fracture (FIF) is developed for accelerated nanoscaling of commercial micron-sized …