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A novel nanostructure comprised of Sb2O3/Sb@graphene NPs anchored on a carbon sheet network is reported, with excellent cycling stability, a long cycle life and a good rate capability as a sodium ion battery anode.

Nuclear clustering describes the appearance of structures resembling smaller nuclei such as alpha particles (^{4}He nuclei) within the interior of a larger nucleus. In this Letter, we present lattice Monte Carlo calculations based on chiral effective field theory for the ground states of helium, beryllium, carbon, and oxygen isotopes. By computing model-independent measures that probe three- and four-nucleon correlations at short distances, we determine the shape of the alpha clusters and the entanglement of nucleons comprising each alpha cluster with the outside medium. We also introduce a new computational approach called the pinhole algorithm, which solves a long-standing deficiency of auxiliary-field Monte Carlo simulations in computing density correlations relative to the center of mass. We use the pinhole algorithm to determine the proton and neutron density distributions and the geometry of cluster correlations in ^{12}C, ^{14}C, and ^{16}C. The structural similarities among the carbon isotopes suggest that ^{14}C and ^{16}C have excitations analogous to the well-known Hoyle state resonance in ^{12}C.

ZnO has been regarded as a promising anode material for the next-generation lithium-ion battery. Unfortunately, the structure broken caused by the volume change of ZnO and the capacity degression due to the irreversible electrochemical reaction of ZnO still remain two major challenges. Here, we design a novel kind of in situ growth binder-free ZnO-based anodes via ZnO anchored on vertically aligned graphene. The composite anode retains physical integrity post cycling. Especially, the good conductivity of graphene and the ultrasmall size of ZnO particles help to produce a completely reversible electrochemical reaction of ZnO-based anode. The composite material exhibits a high capacity (810 mAh g(-1)), long cycle life, good cycle stability, and fast charge/discharge rate.