Pitfalls in the characterization of sulfur/carbon nanocomposite materials for lithium-sulfur batteries

Carbon

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 245-255

  Raiß, Christine ^a   Peppler, Klaus ^a   Janek, Jürgen ^a   Adelhelm, Philipp ^a  

^a JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHARACTERIZATION; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; ELECTRIC BATTERIES; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; LITHIUM; NANOCOMPOSITES; NITROGEN; PHYSISORPTION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SULFUR; VACUUM APPLICATIONS;

ELEMENTARY ANALYSIS; ELEVATED TEMPERATURE; LITHIUM SULFUR BATTERIES; NANO-STRUCTURING; NANOPOROUS CARBONS; NITROGEN PHYSISORPTION; SULFUR/CARBON COMPOSITES; SULFUR/CARBON NANOCOMPOSITES;

LITHIUM BATTERIES;

EID: 84920561038     PISSN: 00086223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2014.07.065     Document Type: Article

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