The synergetic effect of lithium polysulfide and lithium nitrate to prevent lithium dendrite growth

Nature Communications

Volumn 6, Issue , 2015, Pages

  Li, Weiyang ^a   Yao, Hongbin ^a   Yan, Kai ^a   Zheng, Guangyuan ^a   Liang, Zheng ^a   Chiang, Yet Ming ^b   Cui, Yi ^a,c  

^a Stanford University   (United States)

^b USA   (United States)

^c SLAC NATIONAL ACCELERATOR LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LITHIUM; LITHIUM NITRATE; LITHIUM POLYSULFIDE; NITRIC ACID DERIVATIVE; SULFIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CRYSTAL; DECOMPOSITION; ELECTROCHEMICAL METHOD; ELECTRODE; ELECTROLYTE; ENERGY CONSERVATION; LITHIUM; SYNERGISM;

ARTICLE; CELL GROWTH; CURRENT DENSITY; DECOMPOSITION; DENDRITE; ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY; INTERPHASE; MORPHOLOGY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SURFACE AREA; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 84935832834     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20411723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncomms8436     Document Type: Article

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