I'd say much of the work to improve silicon nanowire batteries et al. happened 2010 onward. I think pre-2010, it was mostly strong proof of concept with okay-cy

I'd say much of the work to improve silicon nanowire batteries et al. happened 2010 onward. I think pre-2010, it was mostly strong proof of concept with okay-cycling performance. source: I was in the Cui group.