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. 2015 Aug 31;2(11):1645–1651. doi: 10.1002/celc.201500254

Figure 5.

Figure 5

Yolk–shell structures (a–c)[33] and recent studies with shape-preserving carbon shells (d–f).[34,35] a) Schematic of yolk–shell-type design. b) TEM images of yolk–shell-type Si. c) Cycle stability of yolk-shell type Si. d) Schematic of pomegranate-structured silicon describing snug void spaces for volume expansion and stable SEI layer after cycling. e) Schematic of nonfilling carbon coating of porous micrometer-sized silicon particles. f) Investigation of thickness change of the electrode after 100th cycle with SEM images. Reprinted with permission from Refs. [33–35]. Copyright 2012, American Chemical Society; Copyright 2014, Macmillan publishers Ltd.; Copyright 2015, American Chemical Society.