Sulfur supported by carbon nanotubes and coated with polyaniline: Preparation and performance as cathode of lithium-sulfur cell

Electrochimica Acta

Volumn 166, Issue , 2015, Pages 93-99

  Li, Xiaogang ^a,b   Rao, Mumin ^a   Chen, Dongrui ^a   Lin, Haibin ^a   Liu, Yanlin ^a   Liao, Youhao ^a   Xing, Lidan ^a   Li, Weishan ^a,b  

^a SOUTH CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SOUTH CHINA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Lithium sulfur battery; Multi walled carbon nanotubes; Polyaniline; Sulfur composite cathode

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; CARBON; CATHODES; ELECTRIC BATTERIES; ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY; ELECTRODES; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; GAS ADSORPTION; LITHIUM; LITHIUM BATTERIES; POLYANILINE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SECONDARY BATTERIES; SULFUR; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY POWDER DIFFRACTION; YARN;

CHARGE/DISCHARGE TEST; CHEMICAL DEPOSITION; ELECTROCHEMICAL PERFORMANCE; IN-SITU POLYMERIZATION; LITHIUM SULFUR BATTERIES; LITHIUM-SULFUR CELLS; NITROGEN ADSORPTION DESORPTION ISOTHERMS; SULFUR COMPOSITES;

MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN);

EID: 84925301264     PISSN: 00134686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2015.03.070     Document Type: Article

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