New class of nonaqueous electrolytes for long-life and safe lithium-ion batteries

Nature Communications

Volumn 4, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Chen, Zonghai ^a   Ren, Yang ^a   Jansen, Andrew N ^b   Lin, Chi Kai ^a   Weng, Wei ^a   Amine, Khalil ^a  

^a ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTROLYTE; LITHIUM ION;

ELECTRICAL METHOD; ELECTROKINESIS; LITHIUM; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; TOLERANCE; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CYCLIC POTENTIOMETRY; DECOMPOSITION; ELECTRIC BATTERY; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; SAFETY; TEMPERATURE; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 84874630921     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20411723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncomms2518     Document Type: Article

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