Enhanced cycle performance of lithium -sulfur batteries using a separator modified with a PVDF-C layer

ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces

Volumn 6, Issue 22, 2014, Pages 20276-20281

  Wei, Hang ^a   Ma, Jin ^a   Li, Biao ^a   Zuo, Yuxuan ^a   Xia, Dingguo ^a  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

High performance lithium sulfur battery; Modified separator; PVDF C layer

Indexed keywords

CATHODES; DISSOLUTION; FLUORINE COMPOUNDS; LITHIUM BATTERIES; LITHIUM COMPOUNDS; POLYSULFIDES; SEPARATORS; SULFUR COMPOUNDS;

ADSORPTION CAPABILITY; CYCLE PERFORMANCE; DISCHARGE CAPACITIES; ELECTROCHEMICAL PERFORMANCE; HIGH ENERGY DENSITIES; HIGH-RATE PERFORMANCE; POLYVINYLIDENE FLUORIDES; PVDF-C LAYER;

LITHIUM SULFUR BATTERIES;

EID: 84914703416     PISSN: 19448244     EISSN: 19448252     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/am505807k     Document Type: Article

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