Ultrasmall Li2S nanoparticles anchored in graphene nanosheets for high-energy lithium-ion batteries

Scientific Reports

Volumn 4, Issue , 2014, Pages

  Zhang, Kai ^a   Wang, Lijiang ^a   Hu, Zhe ^a   Cheng, Fangyi ^a   Chen, Jun ^a  

^a NANKAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

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EID: 84923366356     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20452322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/srep06467     Document Type: Article

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