Enhanced Li+ storage properties of few-layered MoS2-C composite microspheres embedded with Si nanopowder

Nano Research

Volumn 8, Issue 8, 2015, Pages 2492-2502

  Choi, Seung Ho ^a   Kang, Yun Chan ^a  

^a Korea University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

anode material; lithium batteries; molybdenum sulfide; silicon; spray pyrolysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 84939266188     PISSN: 19980124     EISSN: 19980000     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12274-015-0757-3     Document Type: Article

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