Building Graphene Cages (IMAGE)

DOE/SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory

Building Graphene Cages

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To build graphene cages around silicon particles, researchers coated the particles with nickel; grew layers of graphene on top of the nickel; and used acid to dissolve the nickel away, leaving enough space for the silicon to expand inside the cage.

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Y. Li et al., Nature Energy

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