Silicon arches boost structural integrity of high-capacity batteries

One of the ways scientists hope to boost the performance of today's lithium-ion batteries is by incorporating silicon into the design, which could boost their capacity by as much as 10 times. A research team in Japan has come up with a way of doing this that overcomes the durability issues that have plagued these efforts so far, by relying on an anode component made out of tiny nano-scale arches that provide some much-needed strength.Continue ReadingCategory: Energy, ScienceTags: Batteries, Battery, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology