Preparation of yolk-shell sulfur/carbon nanocomposite via an organic solvent route for lithium-sulfur batteries

Journal of Solid State Electrochemistry

Volumn 18, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 2077-2085

  Liu, Xiaoyan ^a   Zhu, Kunlei ^a   Tian, Jianhua ^a   Tang, Qiwei ^a   Shan, Zhongqiang ^a  

^a TIANJIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Lithium sulfur battery; Organic solvent method; Sulfur carbon composite; Tetrahydrofuran

Indexed keywords

CARBON; FIELD EMISSION MICROSCOPES; GAS ADSORPTION; LITHIUM; LITHIUM BATTERIES; SULFUR; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

ELECTROCHEMICAL PERFORMANCE; FIELD EMISSION SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; LITHIUM/SULFUR BATTERIES; NITROGEN ADSORPTION AND DESORPTIONS; SULFUR/CARBON COMPOSITES; SULFUR/CARBON NANOCOMPOSITES; TETRA-HYDROFURAN; THERMAL GRAVIMETRIC;

ORGANIC SOLVENTS;

EID: 84904748173     PISSN: 14328488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10008-014-2450-y     Document Type: Article

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