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Abstract

Provided are electrode assemblies that contain electrochemically active materials for use in batteries, such as lithium ion batteries. Provided also are methods for fabricating these assemblies. In certain embodiments, fabrication involves one or more electrospinning operations such as, for example, electrospinning to deposit a layer of fibers on a conductive substrate. These fibers may include one or more electrochemically active materials. In the same or other embodiments, these or similar fibers can serve as templates for depositing one or more electrochemically active materials. Some examples of active materials include silicon, tin, and/or germanium. Also provided are electrode fibers that include cores containing a first active material and shells or optionally second shells (surrounding inner shells) containing a second active material. The second active material is electrochemically opposite to the first active material. One or more shells can function as a separator and/or as an electrolyte.

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