Vertically aligned N-doped coral-like carbon fiber arrays as efficient air electrodes for high-performance nonaqueous Li-O2 batteries

ACS Nano

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 3015-3022

  Shui, Jianglan ^a   Du, Feng ^a   Xue, Chenming ^b   Li, Quan ^b   Dai, Liming ^a  

^a Case Western Reserve University   (United States)

^b KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

carbon fiber; catalyst; electrochemistry; Li air battery; oxygen electrode

Indexed keywords

CARBON FIBERS; CATALYSTS; DOPING (ADDITIVES); ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTRODES; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; LITHIUM;

CARBON MICROSTRUCTURES; HIGH ENERGY EFFICIENCY; LI-AIR BATTERIES; LONG CYCLEABILITY; MICROPOROUS STAINLESS STEEL; OXYGEN ELECTRODE; PERFORMANCE MEASURE; VERTICALLY ALIGNED;

LITHIUM BATTERIES;

EID: 84896954298     PISSN: 19360851     EISSN: 1936086X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/nn500327p     Document Type: Article

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