Free-standing Ag/C coaxial hybrid electrodes as anodes for Li-ion batteries†
Abstract
Free-standing coaxially structured Ag/carbon hybrid electrodes were prepared as potential anodes for micro-Li-ion batteries, which show excellent electrochemical performance, being essentially due to the beneficial effect of the unique structure, i.e. the Ag-core enhances the flexibility and electrochemical kinetics, while the carbon shell buffers volumetric change during cycling.