Nitrogen-doped MOF-derived micropores carbon as immobilizer for small sulfur molecules as a cathode for lithium sulfur batteries with excellent electrochemical performance

ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces

Volumn 7, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 4029-4038

  Li, Zhaoqiang ^a   Yin, Longwei ^a  

^a SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

carbon; lithium sulfur battery; metal organic framework; micropores; nitrogen doping

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CARBONIZATION; CATHODES; CHARGE TRANSFER; CHARGING (BATTERIES); DOPING (ADDITIVES); LITHIUM BATTERIES; LITHIUM COMPOUNDS; METAL-ORGANIC FRAMEWORKS; MICROPOROSITY; MOLECULES; NANOCRYSTALS; NITROGEN; ORGANIC POLYMERS; ORGANOMETALLICS; POROUS MATERIALS;

COULOMBIC EFFICIENCY; CYCLING PERFORMANCE; ELECTROCHEMICAL PERFORMANCE; HIGH-ENERGY STORAGE DEVICES; MICROPORES; NITROGEN-DOPED CARBONS; NITROGEN-DOPING; SULFUR IMMOBILIZATION;

LITHIUM SULFUR BATTERIES;

EID: 84923790577     PISSN: 19448244     EISSN: 19448252     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/am507660y     Document Type: Article

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