Multidimensional Polycation β-Cyclodextrin Polymer as an Effective Aqueous Binder for High Sulfur Loading Cathode in Lithium-Sulfur Batteries

ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces

Volumn 7, Issue 47, 2015, Pages 26257-26265

  Zeng, Fanglei ^a,b   Wang, Weikun ^b   Wang, Anbang ^b   Yuan, Keguo ^b   Jin, Zhaoqing ^b   Yang, Yu Sheng ^b  

^a BEIJING INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL DEFENSE   (China)

Author keywords

binder; high sulfur loading; lithium sulfur battery; polycation; cyclodextrin polymer

Indexed keywords

BINDERS; BINS; CATHODES; CYCLODEXTRINS; ELECTRIC BATTERIES; ELECTRIC DISCHARGES; ELECTRODES; INDUSTRIAL CHEMICALS; IONS; LITHIUM; LITHIUM BATTERIES; POLYMERS; POLYSULFIDES; POSITIVE IONS; SECONDARY BATTERIES; SULFUR;

CHARGE AND DISCHARGE; CYCLING PERFORMANCE; CYCLODEXTRIN POLYMER; HYPERBRANCHED NETWORKS; LITHIUM SULFUR BATTERIES; NON-COVALENT INTERACTION; POLYCATIONS; SULFUR LOADING;

LOADING;

EID: 84948743488     PISSN: 19448244     EISSN: 19448252     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acsami.5b08537     Document Type: Article

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