A scalable graphene sulfur composite synthesis for rechargeable lithium batteries with good capacity and excellent columbic efficiency

ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 4154-4159

  Gao, Xianfeng ^a   Li, Jianyang ^a   Guan, Dongsheng ^a   Yuan, Chris ^a  

^a University of Wisconsin Milwaukee   (United States)

Author keywords

energy storage; graphene sulfur composite; high columbic efficiency; Li S battery; scalable synthesis

Indexed keywords

EFFICIENCY; ENERGY STORAGE; INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS; LITHIUM; LITHIUM BATTERIES; SULFUR; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

COLUMBIC EFFICIENCY; CONDUCTIVE NETWORKS; LI-S BATTERY; LITHIUM SULFUR BATTERIES; NANOSTRUCTURED COMPOSITES; RECHARGEABLE LITHIUM BATTERY; REDUCED GRAPHENE OXIDES; SCALABLE SYNTHESIS;

GRAPHENE;

EID: 84896974126     PISSN: 19448244     EISSN: 19448252     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/am4057979     Document Type: Article

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