Attainable Gravimetric and Volumetric Energy Density of Li-S and Li Ion Battery Cells with Solid Separator-Protected Li Metal Anodes

Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

Volumn 6, Issue 22, 2015, Pages 4581-4588

  McCloskey, Bryan D ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANODES; ELECTRIC BATTERIES; ELECTRODES; ELECTROLYTES; IONS; LITHIUM; METALS; SECONDARY BATTERIES; SEPARATORS; SULFUR;

ELECTROCHEMICAL CAPACITIES; HIGH CAPACITY; HIGH CAPACITY ANODE; LITHIUM SULFUR BATTERIES; NASICON TYPE; SPECIFIC ENERGY; STATE OF THE ART; VOLUMETRIC ENERGY DENSITIES;

LITHIUM-ION BATTERIES;

EID: 84947983162     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19487185     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.5b01814     Document Type: Review

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