Stabilized lithium-metal surface in a polysulfide-rich environment of lithium-sulfur batteries

Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

Volumn 5, Issue 15, 2014, Pages 2522-2527

  Zu, Chenxi ^a   Manthiram, Arumugam ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

electrochemistry; lithium protection; lithium sulfur battery; physical chemistry; surface analysis

Indexed keywords

DECOMPOSITION; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTROLYTES; LITHIUM; LUNAR SURFACE ANALYSIS; METALS; PASSIVATION; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; POLYSULFIDES; SECONDARY BATTERIES; SULFUR; SURFACE ANALYSIS; SURFACE CHEMISTRY;

DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS; ELECTROLYTE DECOMPOSITION; LITHIUM CYCLING; LITHIUM DENDRITE; LITHIUM SULFUR BATTERIES; ORGANIC ELECTROLYTE; PARASITIC REACTION; PASSIVATION FILM;

LITHIUM BATTERIES;

EID: 84905728436     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19487185     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jz501352e     Document Type: Article

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