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SUBMITTER: Misawa M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6372689 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Scientific reports 20190212 1
Certain bacteria produce iron oxide material assembled with nanoparticles (NPs) that are doped with silicon (Fe:Si ~ 3:1) in ambient environment. Such biogenous iron oxides (BIOX) proved to be an excellent electrode material for lithium-ion batteries, but underlying atomistic mechanisms remain elusive. Here, quantum molecular dynamics simulations, combined with biomimetic synthesis and characterization, show rapid charging and discharging of NP within 100 fs, with associated surface lithiation a ...[more]