Yolk–Shell Nanostructures: Syntheses and Applications for Lithium-Ion Battery Anodes
Round 1
Reviewer 1 Report
This is a good review paper that is worthy of publication. While the title mentions "shell yolk particles for battery anodes" it tends to focus quite strongly on Lithium ion batteries, and maybe this should be reflected in the title (e.g. "... for Lithium Ion Battery Anodes")
It would be highly useful if you could have a colleague with greater fluency in English (or an editing service) revise the grammar of the present paper. It is rather difficult to read in the present form.
Also, "anode" is not an absolute term (it refers to the electrode through which electrons leave a system) I tend to dislike the term, even though everyone seems to refer to the negative electrode as the anode (which is not true when the battery is being recharged). But that is a personal preference, no need to change anything on that account.
Author Response
- This is a good review paper that is worthy of publication. While the title mentions "shell yolk particles for battery anodes" it tends to focus quite strongly on Lithium ion batteries, and maybe this should be reflected in the title (e.g. "... for Lithium Ion Battery Anodes")
-> I thank the reviewer for his/her valuable comment. As the reviewer indicated, I changed the original title to a new one, “Yolk-Shell Nanostructures: Syntheses and Applications for Lithium Ion Battery Anodes.” The title is highlighted in blue in the title section.
- It would be highly useful if you could have a colleague with greater fluency in English (or an editing service) revise the grammar of the present paper. It is rather difficult to read in the present form.
-> I appreciate the reviewer’s suggestion. As the reviewer suggested, I had the manuscript go through English editing for a better version, especially in the abstract and introduction sections.
- Also, "anode" is not an absolute term (it refers to the electrode through which electrons leave a system) I tend to dislike the term, even though everyone seems to refer to the negative electrode as the anode (which is not true when the battery is being recharged). But that is a personal preference, no need to change anything on that account.
-> I agree with the reviewer’s point on the term of anode, which is indicative of the electrode where oxidation takes place. Nevertheless, the “anode” is normally used as the term to refer to negative electrode during discharging in the field of battery research. Thus, I followed the conventional usage of the term.
Reviewer 2 Report
The review discussed the Yolk-shell nanostructures of the synthesis, and applications for battery anodes. The review is good and having useful information about various yolk-shell nanomaterials. The soft and hard tempting of yolk-shell beside the self-assembling formation were reported.
Please address the following comments:
- It is better to redesign the abstract section by adding more data in the abstract section and the outcomes of the designed materials and merit of figures.
- It is highly recommended to update the citations. On behave of that please see the following citations: Applied Materials Today, 2020 19, 100590; Energy Storage Materials, 2020, 26, 260-275; Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, 2019, 570, 518-530; ChemistrySelect, 2019, 4 (12), 3395-3407 Chemistry–An Asian Journal, 2017, 12 (15), 1952-1964; ChemistrySelect, 2017, 2 (21), 6135-6142; National Science Review, 2020, nwaa 017, https://doi.org/10.1093/nsr/nwaa017.
Author Response
- “The review discussed the Yolk-shell nanostructures of the synthesis, and applications for battery anodes. The review is good and having useful information about various yolk-shell nanomaterials. The soft and hard tempting of yolk-shell beside the self-assembling formation were reported.”
-> I appreciate the reviewer’s comment.
- “Please address the following comments:
It is better to redesign the abstract section by adding more data in the abstract section and the outcomes of the designed materials and merit of figures.”
-> As the reviewer suggested, the sentence is added in the abstract to show the improved battery performance of yolk-shell nanostructures compared to core-shell nanostructures by suggesting the capacity retention value of silicon@carbon anodes.
- “It is highly recommended to update the citations. On behave of that please see the following citations: Applied Materials Today, 2020 19, 100590; Energy Storage Materials, 2020, 26, 260-275; Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, 2019, 570, 518-530; ChemistrySelect, 2019, 4 (12), 3395-3407 Chemistry–An Asian Journal, 2017, 12 (15), 1952-1964; ChemistrySelect, 2017, 2 (21), 6135-6142; National Science Review, 2020, nwaa 017, https://doi.org/10.1093/nsr/nwaa017.”
-> I thank the reviewer for the suggestion to improve the paper by covering more relevant references. As the reviewer suggested, I added the relevant references of the suggested references in the revised manuscript.
