ROBUST AMORPHOUS SILICON ANODES, RECHARGABLE BATTERIES HAVING AMORPHOUS SILICON ANODES, AND ASSOCIATED METHODS

摘要

Amorphous silicon anode electrodes and devices for a rechargeable batteries having enhanced structural stabilities are provided. An amorphous silicon anode can include an electrically conductive substrate and an electrode layer deposited onto the substrate, where the electrode layer is comprised of one or more amorphous silicon structures, and the amorphous silicon structures have at least one dimension that is less than or equal to about 500 nm.