Nature Communications (May 2019)

Atomic-scale combination of germanium-zinc nanofibers for structural and electrochemical evolution

  • Gyujin Song,
  • Jun Young Cheong,
  • Chanhoon Kim,
  • Langli Luo,
  • Chihyun Hwang,
  • Sungho Choi,
  • Jaegeon Ryu,
  • Sungho Kim,
  • Woo-Jin Song,
  • Hyun-Kon Song,
  • Chongmin Wang,
  • Il-Doo Kim,
  • Soojin Park

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-10305-x
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 10, no. 1
pp. 1 – 11

Abstract

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Alloy anode materials are receiving renewed interest. Here the authors show the design of Ge-Zn nanofibers for lithium ion batteries. Featured by a homogeneous composition at the atomic level and other favorable structural attributes, the materials allow for impressive electrochemical performance.