Synthesis of a ternary polyaniline@acetylene black-sulfur material by continuous two-step liquid phase for lithium sulfur batteries

Electrochimica Acta

Volumn 158, Issue , 2015, Pages 143-151

  Sun, Yang ^a   Wang, Shengping ^a   Cheng, Hong ^a   Dai, Yu ^a   Yu, Jinxian ^b   Wu, Jinping ^a  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cathode material; Liquid phase synthesis; Lithium sulfur batteries; Polyaniline; Ternary composites

Indexed keywords

CATHODES; ELECTRIC BATTERIES; ELECTRIC DISCHARGES; ELECTRODES; LIQUIDS; LITHIUM; POLYANILINE; SULFUR;

CATH-ODE MATERIALS; CONDUCTIVE POLYANILINE; DISCHARGE SPECIFIC CAPACITY; ELECTROCHEMICAL METHODS; ELECTROCHEMICAL PERFORMANCE; LIQUID-PHASE SYNTHESIS; LITHIUM SULFUR BATTERIES; TERNARY COMPOSITES;

LITHIUM BATTERIES;

EID: 84922329602     PISSN: 00134686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2015.01.150     Document Type: Article

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