@article{oai:oist.repo.nii.ac.jp:00002047,
 author = {Haro, Marta and Kumar, Pawan and Zhao, Junlei and Koutsogiannis, Panagiotis and Porkovich, Alexander James and Ziadi, Zakaria and Bouloumis, Theodoros and Singh, Vidyadhar and Juarez-Perez, Emilio J. and Toulkeridou, Evropi and Nordlund, Kai and Djurabekova, Flyura and Sowwan, Mukhles and Grammatikopoulos, Panagiotis},
 issue = {1},
 journal = {Communications Materials},
 month = {Feb},
 note = {Nanomaterials undergoing cyclic swelling-deswelling benefit from inner void spaces that help accommodate significant volumetric changes. Such flexibility, however, typically comes at a price of reduced mechanical stability, which leads to component deterioration and, eventually, failure. Here, we identify an optimised building block for silicon-based lithium-ion battery (LIB) anodes, fabricate it with a ligand- and effluent-free cluster beam deposition method, and investigate its robustness by atomistic computer simulations. A columnar amorphous-silicon film was grown on a tantalum-nanoparticle scaffold due to its shadowing effect. PeakForce quantitative nanomechanical mapping revealed a critical change in mechanical behaviour when columns touched forming a vaulted structure. The resulting maximisation of measured elastic modulus (~120 GPa) is ascribed to arch action, a well-known civil engineering concept. The vaulted nanostructure displays a sealed surface resistant to deformation that results in reduced electrode-electrolyte interface and increased Coulombic efficiency. More importantly, its vertical repetition in a double-layered aqueduct-like structure improves both the capacity retention and Coulombic efficiency of the LIB.},
 title = {Nano-vault architecture mitigates stress in silicon-based anodes for lithium-ion batteries},
 volume = {2},
 year = {2021}
}