1-x Alloys Prepared by Mechanical Milling as Negative Electrode Materials for Lithium Ion Batteries Zhijia Du,a,∗ S. N. Ellis,b R. A. Dunlap,a,c,d and M. N. Obrovaca,b,c,∗∗,z aDepartment of Physics and Atmospheric Science, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia B3H 4R2, Canada