Electrochemically exfoliated graphene oxide/iron oxide composite foams for lithium storage, produced by simultaneous graphene reduction and Fe(OH)3 condensation

Carbon

Volumn 84, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 254-262

  Xia, Zhen Yuan ^a   Wei, Di ^b   Anitowska, Elzbieta ^a   Bellani, Vittorio ^c   Ortolani, Luca ^d   Morandi, Vittorio ^d   Gazzano, Massimo ^a   Zanelli, Alberto ^a   Borini, Stefano ^b   Palermo, Vincenzo ^a  

^a Istituto Per La Sintesi Organica E La Fotoreattività   (Italy)

^b Nokia RandD UK   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^d CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOAMS; GRAPHITE; LITHIUM;

CALCINATION TREATMENT; COLLOIDAL PRECURSORS; ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE; ELECTROCHEMICAL ROUTES; GRAPHENE-BASED COMPOSITES; NANO-STRUCTURED ELECTRODES; NANOPOROUS STRUCTURES; THREEDIMENSIONAL (3-D);

GRAPHENE;

EID: 84922228793     PISSN: 00086223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2014.12.007     Document Type: Article

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