Effect of nanosized Mg0.6Ni0.4O prepared by self-propagating high temperature synthesis on sulfur cathode performance in Li/S batteries

Powder Technology

Volumn 235, Issue , 2013, Pages 248-255

  Zhang, Yongguang ^a   Bakenov, Zhumabay ^b   Zhao, Yan ^a   Konarov, Aishuak ^a   Doan, The Nam Long ^a   Sun, Kyung Eun Kate ^a   Yermukhambetova, Assiya ^b   Chen, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b NAZARBAYEV UNIVERSITY   (Kazakhstan)

Author keywords

Lithium sulfur battery; Mg0.6Ni0.4O; Self propagating high temperature synthesis; Sulfur cathode additive

Indexed keywords

AGGLOMERATED PARTICLES; CALCINATION TEMPERATURE; CAPACITY RETENTION; CHARGE-DISCHARGE TESTS; COMPOSITE CATHODE; CRYSTALLINITIES; CYCLING PERFORMANCE; ELECTROCHEMICAL PERFORMANCE; HEAT TREATMENT TEMPERATURE; HIGH SPECIFIC SURFACE AREA; LITHIUM SULFUR BATTERIES; NANOSIZED STRUCTURES; NANOSTRUCTURED MAGNESIUM; POWDER PROPERTIES; PRECURSOR COMPOSITION; PREPARATION CONDITIONS; REVERSIBLE CAPACITY; SELF-PROPAGATING HIGH TEMPERATURE SYNTHESIS; SEM OBSERVATION; SULFUR CATHODES;

BALL MILLING; CALCINATION; CYCLIC VOLTAMMETRY; HEAT TREATMENT; LITHIUM; LITHIUM COMPOUNDS; SPECIFIC SURFACE AREA; SULFUR;

CATHODES;

LITHIUM; MAGNESIUM; NICKEL; SULFUR;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CRYSTALLIZATION; CYCLIC POTENTIOMETRY; ELECTROCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; HEAT TREATMENT; PARTICLE SIZE; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 84871486358     PISSN: 00325910     EISSN: 1873328X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.powtec.2012.10.023     Document Type: Article

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