Electrostatic self-assembly of graphene oxide wrapped sulfur particles for lithium-sulfur batteries

Materials Research Bulletin

Volumn 64, Issue , 2015, Pages 12-16

  Wu, Haiwei ^a   Huang, Ying ^a   Zong, Meng ^a   Ding, Xiao ^a   Ding, Juan ^a   Sun, Xu ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN POLYTECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

A. Composites; A. Electronic materials; B. Microstructure; D. Electrochemical properties

Indexed keywords

CATHODES; ELECTRIC BATTERIES; ELECTRIC DISCHARGES; ELECTROSTATICS; GRAPHENE; LITHIUM; SECONDARY BATTERIES; SELF ASSEMBLY; SULFUR;

COLUMBIC EFFICIENCY; CORE SHELL STRUCTURE; ELECTROCHEMICAL CYCLING; ELECTRONIC MATERIALS; ELECTROSTATIC SELF ASSEMBLY; ELECTROSTATIC SELF-ASSEMBLY METHODS; LITHIUM SULFUR BATTERIES; SPECIFIC DISCHARGE CAPACITY;

LITHIUM BATTERIES;

EID: 84919681194     PISSN: 00255408     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.materresbull.2014.12.036     Document Type: Article

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