Transforming large-scale industrially produced carbon nanotubes to high-performance electrode materials for lithium-ion batteries

Journal of Materials Research

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 410-416

  Zhang, Hong Li ^a   Morse, Daniel E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Composite; Electrical properties; Sn

Indexed keywords

ANODE MATERIAL; CARBON COATING; CNTS COMPOSITES; COMPOSITE; ELECTRICAL PROPERTY; ELECTROCHEMICAL ENERGY STORAGE; ELECTROCHEMICAL PERFORMANCE; ELECTRODE MATERIAL; IN-SITU; INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION; INITIAL COULOMBIC EFFICIENCY; LITHIUM-ION BATTERY; MATRIX; NANOCRYSTALLINES; RATE CAPACITY; REVERSIBLE CAPACITY; SURFACE COATINGS; SURFACE-MODIFIED; SYNTHESIS METHOD; VAPOR DIFFUSION;

ANODES; CARBON; CARBON NANOTUBES; CARBOTHERMAL REDUCTION; COATINGS; ELECTRIC PROPERTIES; ELECTROCHEMICAL PROPERTIES; LITHIUM; LITHIUM ALLOYS; LITHIUM BATTERIES; LITHIUM COMPOUNDS; NANOCOMPOSITE FILMS; TIN;

ELECTROCHEMICAL ELECTRODES;

EID: 84862915195     PISSN: 08842914     EISSN: 20445326     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1557/jmr.2011.397     Document Type: Article

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