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Cover Picture: Nanostructured Electrodes and the Low‐Temperature Performance of Li‐Ion Batteries (Adv. Mater. 1/2005)
Author(s) -
Sides C. R.,
Martin C. R.
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
advanced materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.707
H-Index - 527
eISSN - 1521-4095
pISSN - 0935-9648
DOI - 10.1002/adma.200590003
Subject(s) - materials science , nanowire , ion , intercalation (chemistry) , electrode , cathode , ion track , scanning electron microscope , polycarbonate , nanotechnology , porosity , cover (algebra) , optoelectronics , chemical engineering , composite material , inorganic chemistry , chemistry , engineering , mechanical engineering , physics , quantum mechanics
The cover image shows a scanning electron micrograph of a commercially available track‐etch polycarbonate filter. This porous membrane serves as the host for the template‐synthesis of V 2 O 5 nanowires of various diameters. Nanowires that are 70 nm in diameter are shown in the inset. Because V 2 O 5 reversibly intercalates Li‐ions, it has potential for use as a cathode material in Li‐ion batteries. On p. 125, Sides and Martin report the use of these V 2 O 5 nanowires as tools to investigate the poor low‐temperature performance of Li‐ion batteries.