Functionalized n-doped porous carbon nanofiber webs for a lithium-sulfur battery with high capacity and rate performance

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 118, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 1800-1807

  Yang, Juan ^a   Xie, Jing ^a   Zhou, Xiangyang ^a   Zou, Youlan ^a   Tang, Jingjing ^a   Wang, Songcan ^a   Chen, Feng ^a   Wang, Luyu ^a  

^a CENTRAL SOUTH UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATH-ODE MATERIALS; ELECTROCHEMICAL PERFORMANCE; INSTRUMENTAL ANALYSIS; LARGE SPECIFIC SURFACE AREAS; LITHIUM SULFUR BATTERIES; ONE-DIMENSIONAL NANOSTRUCTURE; POROUS CARBON NANOFIBERS; SPECIFIC DISCHARGE CAPACITY;

CARBON NANOFIBERS; CATHODES; DOPING (ADDITIVES); LITHIUM; NANOSTRUCTURES; POLYPYRROLES; POROUS MATERIALS; SULFUR;

LITHIUM BATTERIES;

EID: 84893220463     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp410385s     Document Type: Article

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