In situ raman spectroscopy of sulfur speciation in lithium-sulfur batteries

ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 1709-1719

  Wu, Heng Liang ^a   Huff, Laura A ^a   Gewirth, Andrew A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

carbon disulfide; kinetic of polysulfides formation and decomposition; Li S batteries; partial discharge; Raman spectroscopy; sulfur reduction

Indexed keywords

CARBON DISULFIDE; CHAINS; CYCLIC VOLTAMMETRY; ELECTRIC BATTERIES; FUELS; LITHIUM; PARTIAL DISCHARGES; POLYSULFIDES; RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY; RATE CONSTANTS; SECONDARY BATTERIES; SULFUR;

BIS(TRIFLUOROMETHANE SULFONYL)IMIDE; ELEMENTAL SULFUR; IN-SITU RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY; LITHIUM SULFUR BATTERIES; REDUCTION PROCESS; SULFUR REDUCTION; SULFUR SPECIATION; TETRAETHYLENE GLYCOL DIMETHYL ETHER;

LITHIUM BATTERIES;

EID: 84921742013     PISSN: 19448244     EISSN: 19448252     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/am5072942     Document Type: Article

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