TiO2 coated three-dimensional hierarchically ordered porous sulfur electrode for the lithium/sulfur rechargeable batteries

Energy

Volumn 75, Issue , 2014, Pages 597-602

  Wang, Hongqiang ^a   Li, Sha ^a   Li, Dan ^a   Chen, Zhixin ^a   Liu, Hua Kun ^a   Guo, Zaiping ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^b HUBEI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

3D architecture; Binder free; Mass production; Ordered mesoporous structure

Indexed keywords

BINDERS; CARBON; CATHODES; COATINGS; ELECTRIC BATTERIES; ELECTRIC DISCHARGES; ELECTROCHEMICAL ELECTRODES; LITHIUM; NETWORK ARCHITECTURE; POLYSULFIDES; SECONDARY BATTERIES; SULFUR; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

3D ARCHITECTURES; ELECTROCHEMICAL PERFORMANCE; HIERARCHICAL ARCHITECTURES; LITHIUM SULFUR BATTERIES; LITHIUM/SULFUR RECHARGEABLE BATTERIES; MASS PRODUCTION; ORDERED MESOPOROUS CARBON; ORDERED MESOPOROUS STRUCTURES;

LITHIUM BATTERIES;

ANATASE; COATING; COMPOSITE; ELECTROCHEMICAL METHOD; ELECTRODE; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEM; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; POROUS MEDIUM; SULFUR; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING;

EID: 84908031619     PISSN: 03605442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2014.08.029     Document Type: Article

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