Synthesis of hierarchical porous sulfur/polypyrrole/multiwalled carbon nanotube composite cathode for lithium batteries

Electrochimica Acta

Volumn 143, Issue , 2014, Pages 49-55

  Zhang, Yongguang ^a   Zhao, Yan ^a   Bakenov, Zhumabay ^c   Tuiyebayeva, Madina ^c   Konarov, Aishuak ^b   Chen, P ^b  

^a HEBEI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^c NAZARBAYEV UNIVERSITY   (Kazakhstan)

Author keywords

Hierarchical porous structure; Lithium Sulfur battery; Nanostructured sulfur cathode; Sulfur Polypyrrole Multiwalled carbon nanotube composite

Indexed keywords

CARBON NANOTUBES; LITHIUM BATTERIES; POLYPYRROLES; POROSITY; SULFUR;

CARBON-NANOTUBE COMPOSITES; HIERARCHICAL POROUS STRUCTURES; HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRONIC MICROSCOPY; HOMOGENEOUS DISPERSIONS; LITHIUM/SULFUR BATTERIES; MACROPOROUS STRUCTURES; SCANNING ELECTRONIC MICROSCOPY; SULFUR CATHODES; HIERARCHICAL POROUS;

CATHODES; LITHIUM;

EID: 84906761977     PISSN: 00134686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2014.07.148     Document Type: Article

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