Template Free Facile Molten Synthesis and Energy Storage Studies on MCo2O4(M = Mg, Mn) as Anode for Li-Ion Batteries

ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering

Volumn 3, Issue 12, 2015, Pages 3035-3042

  Reddy, M V ^a   Xu, Yiming ^a   Rajarajan, Valavan ^a   Ouyang, Tianyu ^a   Chowdari, B V R ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Electrochemical properties; Li ion batteries; MCo2O4(M = Mg; Mn) anodes; Molten salt method; Template free

Indexed keywords

ANODES; CYCLIC VOLTAMMETRY; ELECTRIC BATTERIES; ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY; ELECTROCHEMICAL PROPERTIES; ELECTRODES; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FUSED SALTS; HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; MANGANESE; MOLTEN MATERIALS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SECONDARY BATTERIES; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

BRUNAUER-EMMETT-TELLER SURFACE AREAS; ELECTROCHEMICAL CYCLING; ELECTRODE KINETICS; MOLTEN SALT METHOD; POWDER X RAY DIFFRACTION; PRECURSOR SALTS; REVERSIBLE CAPACITY; TEMPLATE-FREE;

LITHIUM-ION BATTERIES;

EID: 84948960908     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21680485     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acssuschemeng.5b00439     Document Type: Article

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