Graphene-induced confined crystal growth of octahedral Zn 2SnO4 and its improved Li-storage properties

Journal of Materials Research

Volumn 27, Issue 24, 2012, Pages 3096-3102

  Song, W ^a,b   Xie, J ^a,b   Liu, S ^a,b   Cao, G ^a,b   Zhu, T ^a,b   Zhao, X ^a,b  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHARGE CAPACITIES; CONFINING EFFECT; GRAPHENE SHEETS; GRAPHITE OXIDE; HYBRID STRUCTURE; HYDROTHERMAL ROUTES; LI-STORAGE; ONE POT;

CRYSTAL GROWTH; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; GRAPHENE;

ZINC;

EID: 84871400244     PISSN: 08842914     EISSN: 20445326     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1557/jmr.2012.369     Document Type: Article

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