Surface modification of sulfur electrodes by chemically anchored cross-linked polymer coating for lithium-sulfur batteries

ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 1401-1405

  Lim, Sanghyun ^a   Lilly Thankamony, Roshni ^a   Yim, Taeeun ^b   Chu, Hodong ^a   Kim, Young Jun ^b   Mun, Junyoung ^a   Kim, Tae Hyun ^a  

^a SolarLight Ltd   (South Korea)

^b Korea Electronic Technology Institute (KETI)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

chemical bonding; Cu anchoring; lithium sulfur batteries; polymer coating; polysulfide dissolution; sulfur electrode

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL BONDS; COATINGS; CROSSLINKING; DISSOLUTION; ELECTRIC BATTERIES; ELECTRIC DISCHARGES; ELECTRODES; HEAVY IONS; LITHIUM; PLASTIC COATINGS; POLYMERS; POLYSULFIDES; SULFUR;

CHEMICAL BONDINGS; COULOMBIC EFFICIENCY; CROSS-LINKED POLYMERS; HIGH CURRENT DENSITIES; LITHIUM SULFUR BATTERIES; POLYMER COATING; SPECIFIC CAPACITIES; SULFUR ELECTRODE;

LITHIUM BATTERIES;

EID: 84921786649     PISSN: 19448244     EISSN: 19448252     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/am508528p     Document Type: Article

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