• Crystallinity of silicon nanoparticles: Direct influence on the electrochemical performance of lithium ion battery anodes 

      Ulvestad, Asbjørn; Reksten, Anita; Andersen, Hanne Flåten; Almeida Carvalho, Patricia; Jensen, Ingvild Julie Thue; Nagell, Marius Uv; Mæhlen, Jan Petter; Kirkengen, Martin; Koposov, Alexey (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      The use of silicon (Si) in the form of nanoparticles is one of the most promising routes for boosting the capacity of modern Li‐ion batteries. Many parameters influence the performance of Si making the comparison of materials ...
    • Crystallinity of silicon nanoparticles: Direct influence on the electrochemical performance of lithium ion battery anodes 

      Ulvestad, Asbjørn; Reksten, Anita; Andersen, Hanne Flåten; Almeida Carvalho, Patricia; Jensen, Ingvild Julie Thue; Nagell, Marius Uv; Mæhlen, Jan Petter; Kirkengen, Martin; Koposov, Alexey (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      The use of silicon (Si) in the form of nanoparticles is one of the most promising routes for boosting the capacity of modern Li‐ion batteries. Many parameters influence the performance of Si making the comparison of materials ...
    • Silicon-carbon composite anodes from industrial battery grade silicon 

      Foss, Carl Erik Lie; Andersen, Hanne Flåten; Ulvestad, Asbjørn; Kirkengen, Martin; Vullum, Per Erik; Voje, Jorunn; Tronstad, Ragnar; Mokkelbost, Tommy; Mæhlen, Jan Petter (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)
      In this work, silicon/carbon composites for anode electrodes of Li-ion batteries are prepared from Elkem’s Silgrain® line. Gentle ball milling is used to reduce particle size of Silgrain, and the resulting Si powder consists ...
    • Substoichiometric Silicon Nitride – An Anode Material for Li-ion Batteries Promising High Stability and High Capacity 

      Ulvestad, Asbjørn; Andersen, Hanne Flåten; Jensen, Ingvild Julie Thue; Mongstad, Trygve; Mæhlen, Jan Petter; Prytz, Øystein; Kirkengen, Martin (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)
      Silicon is often regarded as a likely candidate to replace graphite as the main active anode material in next-generation lithium ion batteries; however, a number of problems impacting its cycle stability have limited its ...