Three-dimensional flower-shaped activated porous carbon/sulfur composites as cathode materials for lithium-sulfur batteries

ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering

Volumn 2, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 2442-2447

  Zhou, Lan ^a   Huang, Tao ^a   Yu, Aishui ^a  

^a FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Cathode material; Flower shaped activated porous carbon; Lithium sulfur cell; Micropores

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CARBONIZATION; CATHODE MATERIALS; CATHODES; HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; II-VI SEMICONDUCTORS; LITHIUM BATTERIES; MICROPOROSITY; OXIDE MINERALS; POROUS MATERIALS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; X RAY POWDER DIFFRACTION; ZINC OXIDE;

BRUNAUER EMMETT TELLERS; DISCHARGING CAPACITY; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTROCHEMICAL TEST; FLOWER-SHAPED; INITIAL DISCHARGE CAPACITIES; LITHIUM-SULFUR CELLS; MICROPORES;

LITHIUM SULFUR BATTERIES;

EID: 84907851510     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21680485     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/sc500459c     Document Type: Article

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