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Germanium in Lithium-Ion and Sodium-Ion Batteries (A Review)

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In recent decade, special interest is paid to germanium as potential material of negative electrodes in lithium-ion and, the more so, sodium-ion batteries. In the review, studies of lithium and sodium reversible insertion to different germanium–metal nanostructures as well as germanium-alloy-, germanium–compound-, and germanium–composite-based electrodes are overviewed. The review is mainly based on papers published after 2013.

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Kulova, T.L., Skundin, A.M. Germanium in Lithium-Ion and Sodium-Ion Batteries (A Review). Russ J Electrochem 57, 1105–1137 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1023193521110057

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