Nickel-zinc accordion-fold batteries with microfibrous electrodes using a papermaking process

Journal of Power Sources

Volumn 112, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 353-366

  Zhu, Wenhua H ^a   Flanzer, Mark E ^a   Tatarchuk, Bruce J ^a  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Microfibrous copper materials; Secondary nickel zinc batteries; Thin nickel electrodes; Zinc electrodes

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC DISCHARGES; ELECTRODEPOSITION; ELECTRODES; FIBERS; PAPERMAKING;

MICROFIBROUS ELECTRODES;

SECONDARY BATTERIES;

BATTERIES; ELECTRIC DISCHARGE; ELECTRODES; ELECTROPLATING; FIBERS; PAPER MAKING;

EID: 0037079139     PISSN: 03787753     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-7753(02)00446-9     Document Type: Article

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