Silica structures in natural reed leaves can be exploited as electrode material in lithium-ion batteries
Wednesday, July 15, 2015 - 07:30
in Physics & Chemistry
The distinct structural and water-repellant properties of common reeds have been used by man for ages, for example as construction materials and for thatching roofs. How the micro- and nanostructured silica arrangements that are abundantly present in natural reed leaves can be exploited for producing the anode materials in lithium-ion batteries has recently been explored by Chinese and German scientists and is published in the journal Angewandte Chemie.