Researchers from North Carolina State University have
created flower-like structures out of germanium sulfide (GeS) – a semiconductor
material – that have extremely thin petals with an enormous surface area. The
GeS flower holds promise for next-generation energy storage devices and solar
cells.
“Creating these GeS nanoflowers is exciting because it gives
us a huge surface area in a small amount of space,” says Dr. Linyou Cao, an
assistant professor of materials science and engineering at NC State and
co-author of a paper on the research. “This could significantly increase the
capacity of lithium-ion batteries, for instance, since the thinner structure
with larger surface area can hold more lithium ions.
journal reference (abstract free): ACS nano >>