Ultrathin Hexagonal 2D Co2GeO4 Nanosheets: Excellent Li-Storage Performance and ex Situ Investigation of Electrochemical Mechanism

ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces

Volumn 7, Issue 44, 2015, Pages 24932-24943

  Jin, Shuaixing ^a   Yang, Gongzheng ^a   Song, Huawei ^a   Cui, Hao ^a   Wang, Chengxin ^a  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

2D materials; Co2GeO4; double metal oxides; Ge; lithium storage mechanism

Indexed keywords

ANODES; CARBON DIOXIDE; ELECTRODES; GERMANIUM; LITHIUM; LITHIUM ALLOYS; NANOSHEETS; STORAGE (MATERIALS);

CONDUCTIVE NETWORKS; ELECTROCHEMICAL MECHANISMS; ELECTROCHEMICAL PERFORMANCE; ELECTROCHEMICAL PROCESS; HYDROTHERMAL METHODS; LITHIUM STORAGES; METAL OXIDES; TWO DIMENSIONAL (2 D);

LITHIUM-ION BATTERIES;

EID: 84947092980     PISSN: 19448244     EISSN: 19448252     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acsami.5b08446     Document Type: Article

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