METHOD OF FABRICATING FIBRES COMPOSED OF SILICON OR A SILICON-BASED MATERIAL AND THEIR USE IN LITHIUM RECHARGEABLE BATTERIES
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1. A method of fabricating fibres of silicon or a silicon-based material comprising the steps of etching a silicon substrate or a silicon-based substrate to make pillars and detaching the pillars from the substrate.
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Abstract
A method of fabricating fibres of silicon or silicon-based material comprises the steps of etching pillars on a substrate and detaching them. A battery anode can then be created by using the fibres as the active material in a composite anode electrode.
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- 1. A method of fabricating fibres of silicon or a silicon-based material comprising the steps of etching a silicon substrate or a silicon-based substrate to make pillars and detaching the pillars from the substrate.
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- 12. A method of creating a cell electrode comprising depositing a slurry containing silicon-based fibres to form a layer of silicon-based fibres.
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