title: Approaching the downsizing limit of silicon for surface-controlled lithium storage.
abstract: Graphene-sheet-supported uniform ultrasmall (≈3 nm) silicon quantum dots have been successfully synthesized by a simple and effective self-assembly strategy, exhibiting unprecedented fast, surface-controlled lithium-storage behavior and outstanding lithium-storage properties including extraordinary rate capability and remarkable cycling stability, attributable to the intrinsic role of approaching the downsizing limit of silicon.
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Nanosystem and Hierarchical Fabrication, National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, Beijing, 100190, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Bin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Xianglong
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Bin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Luo
authors.forename: Long
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Hao
authors.forename: Min
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: Xinghao
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Zhuangjun
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Fan
authors.forename: Linjie
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Zhi
keywords: downsizing; graphene; lithium-ion battery; silicon anode; surface-controlled lithium storage