Synthesis of hierarchical porous honeycomb carbon for lithium-sulfur battery cathode with high rate capability and long cycling stability

Electrochimica Acta

Volumn 137, Issue , 2014, Pages 439-446

  Qu, Yaohui ^a   Zhang, Zhian ^a   Zhang, Xiahui ^a   Ren, Guodong ^a   Wang, Xiwen ^a   Lai, Yanqing ^a   Liu, Yexiang ^a   Li, Jie ^a  

^a CENTRAL SOUTH UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Hierarchical porous honeycomb carbon; Lithium sulfur battery cathode; Long term cycling stability; Solvent evaporation; Thin porous wall

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CATHODES; HONEYCOMB STRUCTURES; LITHIUM; POLYSULFIDES; STABILITY; SULFUR;

CYCLING STABILITY; HIERARCHICAL POROUS; LITHIUM SULFUR BATTERIES; POROUS WALLS; SOLVENT EVAPORATION;

LITHIUM BATTERIES;

EID: 84903640117     PISSN: 00134686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2014.06.071     Document Type: Article

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