Direct observation of sulfur radicals as reaction media in Lithium sulfur batteries

Journal of the Electrochemical Society

Volumn 162, Issue 3, 2015, Pages A474-A478

  Wang, Qiang ^a   Zheng, Jianming ^a   Walter, Eric ^a   Pan, Huilin ^a   Lv, Dongping ^a   Zuo, Pengjian ^a   Chen, Honghao ^a   Deng, Z Daniel ^a   Liaw, Bor Yann ^b   Yu, Xiqian ^c   Yang, Xiaoqing ^c   Zhang, Ji Guang ^a   Liu, Jun ^a   Xiao, Jie ^a  

^a PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^c BROOKHAVEN NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC BATTERIES; ELECTRIC DISCHARGES; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; LITHIUM; MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PARAMAGNETIC RESONANCE; REACTION KINETICS; SECONDARY BATTERIES; SULFUR;

BATTERY TECHNOLOGY; CONCENTRATION CHANGE; DIRECT OBSERVATIONS; ELECTROCHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS; ELECTROCHEMICAL REACTIONS; ELECTRON PARAMAGNETIC RESONANCES (EPR); ENVIRONMENTAL BENIGNITY; LITHIUM SULFUR BATTERIES;

LITHIUM BATTERIES;

EID: 84923340508     PISSN: 00134651     EISSN: 19457111     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1149/2.0851503jes     Document Type: Article

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