Dispersible percolating carbon nano-electrodes for improvement of polysulfide utilization in Li-S batteries

Carbon

Volumn 93, Issue , 2015, Pages 161-168

  Zeng, Qingcong ^a   Li, Feng ^b   Gentle, Ian R ^a   Cheng, Hui Ming ^b   Wang, Da Wei ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b INSTITUTE OF METAL RESEARCH   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC BATTERIES; ELECTROCHEMICAL ELECTRODES; ELECTRODES; ELECTROLYTES; NANOPARTICLES; POLYSULFIDES;

CARBON NANO-PARTICLES; NANO-ELECTRODES; NANO-SIZED ELECTRODES; PLATEAU REGION; POLYSULFIDE SHUTTLES; SULFUR CAPACITY;

LITHIUM BATTERIES;

EID: 84938593685     PISSN: 00086223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2015.05.044     Document Type: Article

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