New silicon-based batteries outperform current batteries: 'Crushed' porous silicon anodes show dramatic increase in charge-discharge cycles

Thursday, November 1, 2012 - 07:30 in Physics & Chemistry

Rice researchers crush their custom silicon sponges to make battery anodes that outperform those in current batteries and should easily scale up for manufacturing.

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