Lithium-Ion Batteries: Biomimetic Spider-Web-Like Composites for Enhanced Rate Capability and Cycle Life of Lithium Ion Battery Anodes (Adv. Energy Mater. 17/2017).

The hierarchically porous, sticky spider‐web‐like composite anodes are inspired by the unique structure and work function of a natural spider‐web in a straightforward and artificial manner. In article number 1700331, Ho Seok Park and co‐workers report that the improved rate and cyclic capabilities are associated with the facilitated charge transfer and Li+ ion transport through the 3D internetworked pathways and the tight bonding onto the sticky functionalized surfaces. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]