Toward 5 v Li-Ion Batteries: Quantum Chemical Calculation and Electrochemical Characterization of Sulfone-Based High-Voltage Electrolytes

ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces

Volumn 7, Issue 27, 2015, Pages 15098-15107

  Wu, Feng ^a   Zhou, Hang ^a   Bai, Ying ^a   Wang, Huali ^a   Wu, Chuan ^a  

^a BEIJING INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

electrolyte; high voltage; lithium salts; lithium ion battery; quantum chemical calculation; sulfone based solvent

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC BATTERIES; ELECTROLYTES; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; IONIC CONDUCTIVITY; IONS; LITHIUM; LITHIUM ALLOYS; LITHIUM COMPOUNDS; QUANTUM CHEMISTRY; SALTS; SOLVENTS; SYSTEM STABILITY;

ELECTROCHEMICAL CHARACTERIZATIONS; ELECTROCHEMICAL STABILITIES; ELECTROLYTE CONDUCTIVITY; HIGH VOLTAGE; LITHIUM SALTS; MOLECULAR FUNCTIONAL GROUP; QUANTUM CHEMICAL CALCULATIONS; QUANTUM CHEMISTRY CALCULATIONS;

LITHIUM-ION BATTERIES;

EID: 84937053320     PISSN: 19448244     EISSN: 19448252     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acsami.5b04477     Document Type: Article

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