title: 3D Scaffolded Nickel-Tin Li-Ion Anodes with Enhanced Cyclability.
abstract: A 3D mechanically stable scaffold is shown to accommodate the volume change of a high-specific-capacity nickel-tin nanocomposite during operation as a Li-ion battery anode. The nickel-tin anode is supported by an electrochemically inactive conductive scaffold with an engineered free volume and controlled characteristic dimensions, which engender the electrode with significantly improved cyclability.
authors.affiliation: Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Nanjing University, Jiangsu, 210093, China.|Department of Materials Science and Engineering and Materials Research Laboratory, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, 61801, USA.
authors.forename: Huigang
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: Department of Materials Science and Engineering and Materials Research Laboratory, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, 61801, USA.
authors.forename: Tan
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Shi
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Materials Research Laboratory, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, 61801, USA.
authors.forename: David J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Wetzel
authors.affiliation: Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Department of Chemistry and Materials Research Laboratory, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, 61801, USA.
authors.forename: Ralph G
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Nuzzo
authors.affiliation: Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Department of Chemistry and Materials Research Laboratory, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, 61801, USA.
authors.forename: Paul V
authors.initials: PV
authors.lastname: Braun
keywords: 3D scaffolds; anode materials; lithium ion batteries; mesostructures; nickel-tin anodes