Sulphur-impregnated flow cathode to enable high-energy-density lithium flow batteries

Nature Communications

Volumn 6, Issue , 2015, Pages

  Chen, Hongning ^a   Zou, Qingli ^a   Liang, Zhuojian ^a   Liu, Hao ^a   Li, Quan ^a   Lu, Yi Chun ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON; LITHIUM; SULFUR; VANADIUM;

CARBON; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ELECTRODE; LITHIUM; REDOX CONDITIONS; SULFUR; VANADIUM;

ARTICLE; CURRENT DENSITY; ELECTRIC BATTERY; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTROCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTRODE; FLOW CATHODE; FLOW KINETICS; IMPEDANCE; MICROSCOPY; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; ROENTGEN SPECTROSCOPY; VOLUMETRY;

EID: 84940437667     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20411723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncomms6877     Document Type: Article

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