Polymers: Opening doors to future batteries

Polymer Reviews

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 208-246

  Muldoon, John ^a   Bucur, Claudiu B ^a   Boaretto, Nicola ^b   Gregory, Thomas ^c   Di Noto, Vito ^b  

^a America   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^c Borealis Technology Solutions LLC   (United States)

Author keywords

lithium air; lithium sulfur; polymer coatings; polymer electrolytes; polymers; post lithium ion

Indexed keywords

GAS PERMEABLE MEMBRANES; ION SELECTIVE MEMBRANES; IONS; LITHIUM COMPOUNDS; LITHIUM SULFUR BATTERIES; LITHIUM-ION BATTERIES; POLYMERS; SULFUR COMPOUNDS;

BATTERY SYSTEMS; GAS SEPARATIONS; LITHIUM IONS; LITHIUM SULFURS; POLYMER COATING; POLYMER ELECTROLYTE; RAPID DIFFUSION; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT;

POLYELECTROLYTES;

EID: 84928988506     PISSN: 15583724     EISSN: 15583716     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15583724.2015.1011966     Document Type: Review

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