Disordered mesoporous carbon as polysulfide reservoir for improved cyclic performance of lithium-sulfur batteries

Carbon

Volumn 68, Issue , 2014, Pages 265-272

  Park, Min Sik ^a   Jeong, Bo Ock ^b   Kim, Tae Jeong ^b   Kim, Seok ^c   Kim, Ki Jae ^a   Yu, Ji Sang ^a   Jung, Yongju ^b   Kim, Young Jun ^a  

^a Korea Electronic Technology Institute (KETI)   (South Korea)

^b Korea University of Technology and Education   (South Korea)

^c Pusan National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION CHARACTERISTICS; COLLOIDAL SILICA; COLLOIDAL SILICA TEMPLATES; CRITICAL FACTORS; CYCLIC PERFORMANCE; LITHIUM SULFUR BATTERIES; MESOPOROUS CARBON; TOTAL PORE VOLUME;

CARBON; CATHODES; FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS; LITHIUM; MESOPOROUS MATERIALS; POLYSULFIDES; PORE SIZE; SILICA; SULFUR; ELECTRIC BATTERIES; SECONDARY BATTERIES;

LITHIUM BATTERIES;

EID: 84891560228     PISSN: 00086223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2013.11.001     Document Type: Article

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