Coating of graphite anode with coal tar pitch as an effective precursor for enhancing the rate performance in Li-ion batteries: Effects of composition and softening points of coal tar pitch

Carbon

Volumn 94, Issue , 2015, Pages 432-438

  Han, Yu Jin ^a   Kim, Jandee ^a   Yeo, Jae Seong ^a   An, Jung Chul ^b   Hong, Ik Pyo ^b   Nakabayashi, Koji ^a   Miyawaki, Jin ^a   Jung, Jin Do ^c   Yoon, Seong Ho ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Research Institute of Industrial Science and Technology (RIST)   (South Korea)

^c Hoseo University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Amorphous carbon coating; Coal tar pitch; Graphite anode; Lithium ion battery; Rate performance

Indexed keywords

AMORPHOUS CARBON; CHARGE TRANSFER; COAL; COATINGS; ELECTRIC BATTERIES; ELECTRODES; GRAPHITE; GRAPHITE ELECTRODES; LITHIUM ALLOYS; LITHIUM COMPOUNDS; LITHIUM-ION BATTERIES; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; SURFACE DEFECTS; TAR;

AMORPHOUS CARBON COATING; CHARGE TRANSFER RESISTANCE; COAL TAR PITCH; COULOMBIC EFFICIENCY; ELECTROCHEMICAL PERFORMANCE; ELECTRODE-ELECTROLYTE INTERFACES; GRAPHITE ANODE; RATE PERFORMANCE;

COAL TAR;

EID: 84940393353     PISSN: 00086223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2015.07.030     Document Type: Article

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