High performance C/S composite cathodes with conventional carbonate-based electrolytes in Li-S battery

Scientific Reports

Volumn 4, Issue , 2014, Pages

  Zheng, Shiyou ^a   Han, Pan ^a   Han, Zhuo ^a   Zhang, Huijuan ^a   Tang, Zhihong ^a   Yang, Junhe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHANGHAI FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

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EID: 84899658678     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20452322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/srep04842     Document Type: Article

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