Biomass-derived activated carbon for rechargeable lithium-sulfur batteries

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Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 155-168

  Liu, Min ^a   Chen, Yong ^a   Chen, Ke ^a   Zhang, Na ^a   Zhao, Xiaoqin ^a   Zhao, Fenghui ^a   Dou, Zhifeng ^a   He, Xiangming ^b   Wang, Li ^b  

^a HAINAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Activated carbon; Biomass; Li S battery

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; BIOMASS; CARBON; CATHODES; ELECTRIC BATTERIES; ELECTRODES; LITHIUM; MICROPOROSITY; PORE SIZE; SECONDARY BATTERIES; SULFUR; LITHIUM BATTERIES; LITHIUM COMPOUNDS; POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE;

CAPACITY RETENTION; ELECTRODE MATERIAL; HIGH SPECIFIC SURFACE AREA; HIGH SURFACE AREA ACTIVATED CARBON; INITIAL DISCHARGE CAPACITIES; MICRO-POROUS STRUCTURE; RECHARGEABLE LITHIUM-SULFUR BATTERIES; STRONG ABSORPTIONS;

LITHIUM BATTERIES; LITHIUM SULFUR BATTERIES;

ACTIVATED CARBON; CATHODES; LITHIUM COMPOUNDS; PORE SIZE; POROSITY; POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE;

EID: 84923652538     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19302126     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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