Synthesis of three-dimensionally interconnected sulfur-rich polymers for cathode materials of high-rate lithium-sulfur batteries

Nature Communications

Volumn 6, Issue , 2015, Pages

  Kim, Hoon ^a   Lee, Joungphil ^a   Ahn, Hyungmin ^a   Kim, Onnuri ^a   Park, Moon Jeong ^a  

^a Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LITHIUM; ORGANOSULFUR DERIVATIVE; POLYMER; SULFUR; THIOL;

CRYSTAL; ELECTRODE; LITHIUM; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; POLYMER; SULFUR; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING;

ARTICLE; CELL VOLUME; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CRYSTAL; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DISULFIDE BOND; ELECTRIC BATTERY; HEAT TREATMENT; HYDROGEN BOND; ION TRANSPORT; MICROSCOPY; POLYMERIZATION; POROSITY; POSITIVE ION ELECTROSPRAY; RAMAN SPECTROMETRY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SURFACE AREA; SURFACE PROPERTY; SYNTHESIS; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY; X RAY POWDER DIFFRACTION;

EID: 84931274770     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20411723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncomms8278     Document Type: Article

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